to hear a rumor; to get wind of
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
fiction; fabrication; concoction
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
identification; ID; identity
middle of the night; dead of night
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
back (side); back end; rear
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
large build; large pattern
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics