I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
suffix for familiar person
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
please (give me); please (do for me)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
please; somehow or other; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
all (there is); as long as there is
to repent; to be penitent
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
instant; moment; for an instant
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
difference; disparity; gap
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to