anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
self-flattery; sing one's own praises
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
wide difference; a world of difference
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
preface; introduction; preamble
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
acceleration; speeding up
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
notice; attention; observation
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
height (of body); stature
control of the air; air supremacy
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
head start; initiative; preemption
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to give an impression; to make an impression
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another