street gossips and idle rumors
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
from the viewpoint of; according to
authenticity; credibility
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
mythical ball inside the anus that is sought after by kappa
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
such ... as; or some such
declaration; proclamation; announcement
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)