mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
considerably; greatly; a lot
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
with these words; while saying
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
main cause; primary factor
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
feelings; thoughts; meaning
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
in the mountains; among the mountains
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily