bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
something like ...; something called ...
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
all; entire; whole; altogether
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
such; this sort of; like this
everything; anything; nothing
established fact; fait accompli
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
then; well; so; well then
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
emotional strength; force of will
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
groundwork; (lit.) laying the foundation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound