probable; likely

come to mention it, which reminds me

Yes / It seems that (adjective/adjectival phrase) / That's right

seems like; looks like; I hear that

(historical) A 1939 Japanese government policy applied to then Korean colony which forced Koreans to change their surnames to Japanese-style surnames; abolished in 1945.

something happening right away

beginning; inauguration

to begin, to inaugurate

noisy

a thick growth of grass; underbrush; undergrowth