preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
river; stream; River; the ... river
calamity; disaster; misfortune
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to shoot or fire off an arrow
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
twice; again; second time
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
flying column; detached force
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
chance (of success); odds
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
extensive; vast range; wide scope
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
matter of time; question of time
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
on the occasion of; at the time of
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
as many (people) as possible
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
pride; dignity; self-respect
moment to quit; way to quit