rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to sway; to waver
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome