now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
serious; not joking; straight
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
odds and ends; all; every
serious; severe; grave; acute
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
I see; that's right; indeed
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result