as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
intelligence or information network
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
under control (e.g. of territory)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
space (room, area, outer space)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
verbal message; word (from someone)
to ask a question; to ask questions
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
vitality; energy; dynamism
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
stirring; rousing oneself
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor