now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
selection; choice; screening
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
morning training (e.g. before school)
second; number two; runner-up
beating (of drums); rushing (water); crashing (of waves)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
river; stream; River; the ... river
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
try; attempt; try (rugby)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
decision of a contest; finals
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
simple honesty; tactless frankness
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
to become keen on; to get passionate about
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)