information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
stranger; person from abroad
almost; roughly; approximately
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
you could say; you might say; verging on the
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
sense of duty (obligation)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully