now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
failure; mistake; blunder
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to repeat; to do something over again
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to attempt; to test; to try out
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
being fond of children; person fond of children