I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
without; but if; otherwise; or else
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
shortsighted; narrow-minded
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
subversion (of the state)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
decision; determination; resolution
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
arrest; apprehension; capture
(in) the air; midair; sky
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that