speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
social networking service; SNS
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy