trauma (usu. psychological)
if it is the case that ...
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
plural; multiple; several
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
information board; building directory
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
real thing; original; actual
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
souvenir store; gift shop
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)