preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
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 reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
although I say; although one might say; although called
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
positive thinking; optimism
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get slightly dirty (all over)
carving; engraving; sculpture
handsome face; beautiful features
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to talk; to chat; to chatter
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
rather; better; instead; if anything
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)