cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
elder sister; older female friend
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
hostility; animosity; enmity
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
gem; jewel; precious stone
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to lay aside; to set aside
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
risky; dangerous; insecure
coincident with; while; simultaneously
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
such ... as; or some such
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant