now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
memory; sense; experience
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
of course; certainly; naturally
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
many; numerous; various; large number of
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to gain fame; to make one's name
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
extermination; annihilation
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale