mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to sink (into); to get depressed
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
intercept; interception; counter-attack
using all one's strength; using all one's might
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck