not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
while; during (the time when)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to gain nothing; to be of no benefit; to be no use; to be unprofitable
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind