rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
two times; twice; two degrees
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
exclusive; attached to; specialist
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
matter for great congratulation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
being left out; being ostracized
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor