how; in what way; by what means
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
close; intimate; on good terms
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
such; like that; that sort of; very
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
adds force or indicates command
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
secret; private; surreptitious
to happen to hear; to overhear
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
club activities; extracurricular activities
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
late at night; at a late hour
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
close; intimate; on good terms
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
name; given name; first name
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull