tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be exhausted; to be worn out
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
some people; a few people; several people
separate case; another matter
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose