to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to pile up; to accumulate
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
serious; severe; grave; acute
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
world; society; people; the public
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
deed; act; work; performance