now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
inventory; stock; goods; list
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
return of something; repayment
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently