readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
if it is the case that ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
since when; from when; how long
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
feeling; sense; impression
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to dry up completely; to become stale
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
together with; same; both; all; including ...
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
index finger; forefinger; second toe
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity