rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
already; now; no longer; not any more
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
environment; surroundings; circumstances
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
resignation; acceptance; consolation
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do