preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
about; concerning; related to; -ish
distribution channel; channel of distribution
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
being on duty; person on duty
duty; function; office; mission; task
to cease; to stop; to be over
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
falling over; toppling sideways
decommissioned vehicle; out of service vehicle; deregistered vehicle; unregistered vehicle; deregistering (vehicle); unregistering
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to