rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
final; eventual; ultimate
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
imagination; supposition; guess
father; dad; husband; you; he
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
bank robbery; bank robber
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
near oneself; close to one; familiar
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
district; section; sector
fields (of rice and other crops)