preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to prostrate oneself before
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
pointing out; identification
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
making a strange face; strange face
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
first match (in a series)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
crouch start (in a sprint)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning