to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person; non-disabled person
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
(arriving at the) final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); (reaching the) end of the line
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
innocent; blameless; guiltless
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
coagulation; freezing; solidification
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
dark and desolate; forlorn
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to support each other; to support one another
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
intropunitive; tending to blame oneself (rather than others)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
inside; interior; inner part
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
hostility; antagonism; opposition
supreme command; direction over all
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure