[ということだ, toiukotoda] (exp) (1) (indicates hearsay) I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; (2) (expresses conjecture about another person's feelings or mindset) it appears as if ...
[こうぜんのき, kouzennoki] (n) (1) universal life force (the source of animation for all things); (2) free spirit (i.e. a mindset unencumbered with worldly concerns)