to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
Japanese person; Japanese people
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
even if not; even without
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to pass (of time); to elapse
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
killing two birds with one stone