to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
not necessarily so; is not always true
person of doubtful origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
close; intimate; on good terms
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet