fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
senior high school; high school
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
battlefield; battleground
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...