awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be worried; to be troubled
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to give directions; to issue instructions
since then; from that time; ever since
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
eye measurement; measure with eye
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
sweet voice; seductive voice