now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
while; during (the time when)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
older sister; elder sister
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than