blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
negative thinking; pessimism
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
storage medium; recording medium
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
region; limits; stage; level
to need; to call for; to require
dot; point; polka dots; dot; pixel
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
omen; sign; notice; indication
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
attendant; valet; servant; follower
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
true character; true heart; true spirit
transcendence; transcendency
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon