to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
at a young age; while still young
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
early on; earlier on; from early
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
how many years; how long; what year
until now; so far; up to the present
to have a talk; to tell a story
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
too much; excessively; too
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
of course; certainly; naturally
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
double suicide; lovers' suicide
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)