speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
it is not (like that) either
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
24 hours; twenty-four hours
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler