yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
extinction; annihilation; destruction
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
region; limits; stage; level
navigability; accessibility; ease of getting around; schooling behavior (in fish)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(divine) providence; dispensation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
environment; circumstance
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...