to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
a dime a dozen; two a penny
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to ask; to enquire; to query
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl