readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to some extent; to a certain extent
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
for example; for instance; e.g.
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing