now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
(some) more; even more; longer; further
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)