now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
occurrence; happening; incident; event
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
rational; reasonable; logical
myself; yourself; I; me; you
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
economical; efficient; lean; compact
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
living thing; living creature; animal; life
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical