now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
trouble; bother; annoyance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
time; hour; period; class
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be worried; to be troubled
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
older brother; elder brother
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
older brother and younger sister
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude