prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
in that manner; like that
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
triangle; triangular shape
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to shake; to sway; to waver
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
long slits (esp. of eyes)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
economical; efficient; lean; compact
height (of body); stature
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
don't you think?; indicates question
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless