word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
limited time; limited-time offer
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
good humour (humor); good mood
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
interval; break; pause; spare moment
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
consuming food and drink in restaurant (as opposed to taking it home)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be profitable; to yield a profit
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
pessimism; negative thinking
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
middle of the night; dead of night
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter