endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
of course; certainly; naturally
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to affect; to impact; to influence
much less; to say nothing of
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
more than usual; especially; particularly
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
how long; how much; to what extent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
physical condition; state of health
control; management (e.g. of a business)
duty; obligation; responsibility
cooperation; collaboration
to bear fruit; to take effect
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
don't worry; no worries; never mind
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
growth period (in children)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)