preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
feebleness; weakness; weak
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
electrically powered; electric
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
dated; date; fixed; external
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
flour; meal; powder; dust
superheating; overheating
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
use; utility; effect; benefit
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to shake one's head (in denial)
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep