I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
perception; sensing; noticing
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to water down; to dilute with water
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
one's (living) environment
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
many; numerous; various; large number of
because of; owing to; due to
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number