preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
honorific/polite/humble prefix
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
site; point on a map; spot
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
form; shape; figure; visage
by means of; due to; because of; according to
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine