rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
what kind of business; what sort of matter
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
(not) even once; (not) ever
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
beforehand; in advance; previously
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to have a talk; to tell a story
waste of time; killing time
half a point (esp. in go)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to keep an eye on; to take care of
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to smile broadly; to grin widely