now that you say that; now that you mention it
conversational ability; speaking ability
to worry about the future
lying heavy on the stomach; being uneasily digested
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
court (of law); courtroom
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
in turns; alternately; in order
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
opening fully; full throttle; full power
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
for a while; for some time; for a period
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
twice; again; second time
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period); characters written in a way inspired from that style
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion