rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to go past; to pass; to pass by
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to lie down; to throw oneself down
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
first thing in the morning
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
in that manner; like that
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that