to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
to give a round of applause; to applaud
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
rule over the whole country
obedience; submission; resignation
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
omniscience and omnipotence
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
huge win; overwhelming victory
to add (to); to add on; to append
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
the dark side; the seamy side
death rate; mortality rate
battlefield; battleground
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
looking pale; looking unwell
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality