now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
Dragon Quest (game) (abbr)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to say; to tell; to state; to do
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
approximate age; age range
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to run around; to bustle about
that is to say; so that means
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a start; with a jump
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake