now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
indecent; lewd; sexy; dirty; obscene
no!; no no!; no, not at all
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
healthy; sound; wholesome
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
keep up your strength; chin up!
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
one more time; once more; once again
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)