administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to say; to be called; to do
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
official function; state function
production (e.g. play); direction
men and women of all ages
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
each house; every house; many houses
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
tenement house; row house
warehouse style; house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud; building a kura storehouse; someone who builds kura storehouses
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life