now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
now that you say that; now that you mention it
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
charming; fascinating; attractive
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(act of) writing on a blackboard
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end