to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
memories; recollections; reminiscence
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)