apprehensive

On-Yomi: — Kun-Yomi: おそ.れる、かしこ.まる、かしこ、かしこ.し

Koohii stories:

1) [ikmys] 5-6-2007(68): The man being tortured was apprehensive as he saw his tormentor approaching with a hairpin poised to pierce his brain!

2) [Katsuo] 12-6-2007(14): I’m feeling apprehensive because I’m wading barefoot in a paddyfield and I've just dropped my hairpin.

3) [Django] 30-12-2009(12): I was a little apprehensive before brain surgery, and when the surgeon took my brain out and stuck it atop a hairpin, my apprehensions were confirmed! Put my brain back right away, I bellowed. 畏まりました! said the surgeon. (thanks Meconium).

4) [Meconium] 9-12-2009(9): My brain was exposed when they were about to perform conscious brain surgery on me. I started to get a little apprehensive when the neurosurgeon approached with a long hairpin and a maniacal look in his eyes… 畏まりました。 かしこまりました。.

5) [NeoGlitch] 18-2-2012(8): "Dear Heisig, if I see you misname another kanji I'm going stab you repeatedly in the brain with a hairpin. Your's truly, a pissed off member from RevTK".