rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
every place; various places
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
river; stream; River; the ... river
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
two persons; two people; pair; couple
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
property; fortune; assets
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age