betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
ingredient; component; composition
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to take away; to carry away
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
control; management (e.g. of a business)
children born of multiple birth (e.g. twins, triplets, etc.)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
trusting too much; overestimating ability
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
sad to say; how sad; alas
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer