now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
home area; home town; local
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
municipal office; council; city hall
private power generation; masturbation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
passing through without stopping; passing by
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
all night; throughout the night
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
immediately; at once; instantly
trial; judgement; judgment
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
news; word; tidings; omen
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
short pause; short interval