to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
to blame; to find fault with
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
head of the student council; president of the student council
to appear in the newspaper
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
free (of charge); gratuitous
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
life; living; I; me; student
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
matter to be checked or investigated
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)