auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
way to shoot; how to shoot
touché; you've got me there
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
god (esp. the Christian God)
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
torture to death; torment to death
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
rikka; formal style of ikebana
training; education; development; cultivation
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
exactly as stated; verbatim
to kill; to choke the life out of
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly