rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
descendant; scion; lineage
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to state; to express; to mention
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
immediate follower (of the shogun)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
good humour (humor); good mood
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to pile up; to accumulate
source of revenue; financial supporter
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch