to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
cultural assets; cultural property
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
the place for; the time for; the level of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
discovery; detection; finding
at once; immediately; right now
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
when it becomes; when it comes to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
aquarium (building); oceanarium
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
to say; to be called; to do
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)