after school (at the end of the day)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to gather; to collect; to assemble
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
declaration; proclamation; announcement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon