what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
much less; to say nothing of
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
this and that; various things
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
explanation; interpretation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity