I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
just one person; only one
to hold fast; to protect to the end
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into