now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
story; tale; talk; discussion
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
of course; certainly; naturally
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
estimate (of costs); budget
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
in one's own way or style
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
depression; recession; slump
older sister; elder sister
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
money-making; earning money