now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
vacant house; unoccupied house
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
now that you say that; now that you mention it
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
talking about memories; reminiscences
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
being the runner-up; finishing second
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)