now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
book; volume; this; present; main; head
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to speak; to hear a voice
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university