now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to give; to do (something) for
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
difficult problem; challenge
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
river; stream; River; the ... river
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
good; goodness; right; virtue
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted