rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be to the point; to be pertinent
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
please (give me); please (do for me)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to talk; to carry meaning
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
something; some kind of; for some reason
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
just right (time, size, length, etc.)