Common natural Japanese phrases for everyday conversation.

Speak More Naturally 1: Japanese Phrases to Start & Connect Ideas

By the way (suddenly remembered)

Use: when you recall something during a conversation

By the way (change topic)

Use: when you change the topic

For your information / by the way

Use: when you add extra information

Or rather / I mean

Use: when you correct or rephrase what you said

Kind of / like

Use: when speaking casually or vaguely

Actually / to be honest

Use: when you introduce something unexpected