to be smeared; to be covered
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be silent; to say nothing
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to let out a cry; to shout
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
polite; respectful; reverent
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent