I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
rough deposits; rough surface; roughness
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
many; much; plenty; hardly
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
nothing but; none other than
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to begin; to set about; to start
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
duty; obligation; responsibility
be (that) as it may; having said that
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy