preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
paints; painting material
vice; immorality; corruption
air hole; windhole; ventilator
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
true character; real nature
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone