blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
person of high rank or position
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to put one's strength into
maintenance; preservation; improvement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to use up all one's strength
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
the last moment; the very end
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to step forward; to take a step forward
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to go ahead; to pull ahead