now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to pass (of time); to elapse
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to turn towards; to point
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
it's been a long time; long time no see
eating; bite (in fishing)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
last week; the week before
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
very; much; greatly; a lot of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect