now that you say that; now that you mention it
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
that's the way it is; such is life
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
index finger; forefinger; second toe
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
understanding person; supporter
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
environment; circumstance
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
looking away; looking aside
cattle manure; cow dung; cowpat; bullshit
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful