sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
considerably; fairly; quite
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
another prefecture; other prefectures
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to move (house); to change residence
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
how; in what way; how about
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling