increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
question; inquiry; enquiry
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
know your place!; know your station!; don't overestimate yourself!
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
after school (at the end of the day)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
menu; schedule; program; menu
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
remainder; the rest; what is left
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
inside; interior; inner part
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
notice; attention; observation
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
same; similar; (just) like; equal