preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to become dim; to become blurred
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
then; and (then); in that case; if so