speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
connection; link; relationship
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
tag (children's game); tig
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
silence (not speaking); muteness
study; learning; tutorial
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
personal; individual; private
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
resignation; acceptance; consolation
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
no matter how much time passes
to move forward; to move on
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift