Lingaku- to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to comeobscure termsee also 覚悟を決める
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Ichidan verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to muster one's courage
- to resolve oneself
- to ready oneself for what is to come
This phrase is used when someone prepares themselves mentally to face a difficult or challenging situation.
She had to muster her courage before taking an important exam.
This meaning reflects the act of making a firm decision to face a situation bravely.
He resolved himself to tackle the challenging project.
This interpretation emphasizes the preparation and mental readiness needed before an impending event or situation.
He readied himself for what was to come before the match started.
She was readying herself for what was to come before the important presentation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
どきょうをすえる度胸を据えるto muster one's courageどきょう度胸をもつ持つto have courageどきょう度胸をためす試すto test one's courageどきょう度胸をきめる決めるto make up one's mind; to resolve oneselfどきょう度胸があるto have guts; to be braveわかいころ若い頃のどきょう度胸the courage of youthつらいことをのりこえる乗り越えるどきょう度胸the courage to overcome difficultiesどきょう度胸をつけるto build up courageどきょう度胸がためされる試されるone's courage is put to the testおおきな大きなけつだん決断をするどきょう度胸the courage to make a big decision