mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
banging around (e.g. in a fight)
to jump up and down; to hop
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to bungle; to make things awkward
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to slide into; to slip into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into