I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to cease; to stop; to be over
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
in the meanwhile; during the time
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
to thrust before; to thrust at
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
by myself; in person; by oneself
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
repair workshop; garage; repairman
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
traffic restrictions; traffic control
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
municipal office; council; city hall
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
rather; better; instead; if anything
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice