attitude; preparedness; readiness
Refers to one's mental stance or readiness to face a situation, often implying a proactive or determined mindset.
He got himself mentally prepared for the exam.
A different attitude toward work leads to different results.
Compound of 気 (ki, 'spirit, mind') and 組み (kumi, 'set, arrangement'), literally 'arrangement of mind'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with mental preparedness.