conviction; belief; confidence
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
pulsation; pulsatory motion
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
sending home; repatriation; deportation
countermeasure; counter-measure
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
as soon as possible; ASAP
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash