to get information out of a person; to begin listening
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
difficult to ...; hard to ...
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
press; print shop; printing office
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
condensed milk; Soviet Union
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
man; male; masculine gender
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
woman; female; feminine gender
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently