preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
establishment; settlement
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
future (usually near); prospects
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous