preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
very; much; greatly; a lot of
sympathy; empathy; response
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to work without sleep or rest
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
in that manner; like that
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in the background; not standing out
person of common sense; common sense man
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
wicked tongue; abusive language
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard