now that you say that; now that you mention it
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
reason; grounds; circumstances
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
way of speaking; intimation
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
area; region; district; locality
corps of musketeers; matchlock troops; firearms squad
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
as a child; when one was a child
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
searching for someone; search for a missing person
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to find out; to discover; to locate
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
offender; criminal; culprit
composite photograph (esp. a facial composite constructed from a witness's description)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)