readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
such ... as; or some such
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
book; volume; this; present; main; head
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
animated cartoon; animated film
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
romantic film; love movie
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
impression given by a painting or image
scene; sight; scenario; setting
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
previous engagement; prior contract
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
again (and again); once again; yet again
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move