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; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
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; on 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
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
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 (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
there's no smoke without fire
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
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
this and that; one thing or another
several years; a few years
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
power map; power structure; power relationships
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
ability; capability; skill
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
reform; reformation; reorganization
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled