mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
as is usual with; in common with
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
development; exploitation
tool; implement; means; furniture
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to stiffen; to become stiff
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
eight (long cylindrical things)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
besides; in addition; also; moreover
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to be found; to be discovered
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint