to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to say; to be called; to do
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
from the beginning; from scratch
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
(social) class; rank; grade
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
water jump (on a racetrack, etc.); moat (around a castle, etc.)
residence; abode; dwelling
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
direct control; direct supervision
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to rank next to; to come after
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of