now that you say that; now that you mention it
to accept; to receive; to agree
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
(positive) economic effect
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
how many people; a number of people
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
near oneself; close to one; familiar
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
in this way; along these lines; similarly
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tighten; to press hard
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
directly opposite; right in front
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
lacking talent or ability
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped