which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to arrive home; to return
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
impossible to do (although wants to)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to pelt down (of rain); to pour
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
100,000; hundred thousand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
calamity; disaster; accident
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
never mind!; don't worry about it
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
(very) patient; persevering
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person