which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
with a (light) slapping sound
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
reopening; resumption; restarting
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
sweet soy sauce; sugar with soy sauce
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
political measures; policy
author; writer; novelist; artist
common knowledge; well-known fact
royal castle; imperial castle
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one