healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be opposite; to face each other
while; during; while; although; all; both
to ease up; to relax attention
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what do you want?; can I help you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)