now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to recall; to remember; to recollect
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to have a meal; to take a meal
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
wherein; therein; thereinto
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
two (long cylindrical things)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
such ... as; or some such
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion