now that you say that; now that you mention it
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
classical form of martial art
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask