(religious) faith; belief; creed
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to save; to leave over; to spare
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
reason; cause; circumstances
guess; speculation; supposition
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to cut corners; to be shoddy
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
literally; to the letter; literal
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to squeeze out; to wring out
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize