I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and; thereupon; because of that
of course; certainly; naturally
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
you (plural); all of you; you all
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
technical skill; ability; capacity
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump