influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
greeting; a fine thing to say
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
there's no smoke without fire
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
several years; a few years
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do