poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
reopening; resumption; restarting
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
first meeting; first interview with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
considerably; fairly; quite
the other day; lately; recently
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
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
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
just the other day; quite recently
truancy; school non-attendance
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very young; little; childish; immature
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross