which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
studying very hard; studying like mad
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
baby monkey; small monkey
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
secret base; hideout; hidden position
welcome!; nice to see you!
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
department store; department