I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
reaching; attaining; arrival
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to be expensive; to be costly
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass