secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
cessation of breathing; respiratory arrest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
upper half of the body; upper body
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
cardiac massage; heart massage
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
long ago; already; a long time ago
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to put one's strength into
one or two; a few; small number
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to worry about the future
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
at the last moment; this late in the game
near; nearby; not far off
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
call; summons; convening; convocation
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
addition; supplement; appending; appendix