now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
camping; campground; making camp
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
(made of) stone; stone-built
to be busy at work; to work diligently
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
step; stride; counter for steps
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to be smeared; to be covered
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
whispering; murmuring; subdued
slight; insignificant; small