now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
in the morning; during the morning
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
responsibility; duty; obligation
government office; public office
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to telephone; to make a phone call
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
world record; establishing a world record (in)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
time; hour; period; class
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to shout (in anger); to yell
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
noisy; confused; uproarious
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
police officer; policeman; constable
serious; severe; grave; acute
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
information media; press; news organs
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp