now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
never mind!; don't worry about it
even if ...; even supposing that ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to throw into; to toss into
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
difference; variation; difference
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
chance (of success); odds
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
array; muster; line-up; full force
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to check; to stop; to keep back
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
reigning; controlling; dictating