mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
homeroom; form room; form class
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
pretense of evil; pretence of evil