Mode and Strain

Mode

Mode noun - A state of mind dominated by a particular emotion.

Usage example: when I'm in my cooking mode, I just have to go into the kitchen and make something

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Strain and mode are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strain" instead a noun "Mode".

Nearby Words: modal, modeless

Strain noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.

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Mode and strain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mode" instead a noun "Strain".

Nearby Words: strained, straining, strainer

pure	pure mode	pure strain
special	special mode	special strain
original	original mode	original strain
single	single mode	single strain
Other adjectives: real, serious, unique, additional, alternate, last, different.

Again, depending on the strain, agony of infection and other side-effects (the most common strain of HMHVV, creating ghouls, also leaves the victim permanently blind and re-wires their brain into "predator mode") often drives the sufferer "feral".

Source: Technically Living Zombie
The limits of this haven't been completely tested, but it seems he can enter 'Sage Mode' indefinitely (barring the physical strain of the ability) and can spam his highest level techs while in that form.

Source: Mes A Crowd / Anime and Manga
Like Godai, he gains new powers, but it's usually a bad thing as they strain him, with the Super Mode being worst, as it could warp him into a monster.

Source: Series / Kamen Rider OOO

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