complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
innumerable; countless; numberless
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
news; word; tidings; omen
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
management; administration; operation