to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
such; like that; that sort of; very
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
production (e.g. play); direction
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to well up; to burst; to arise
beforehand; in advance; previously
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
joint together; opposite; facing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
sympathy; compassion; pity
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
inactive placebo; placebo
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance