private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
calming down; quieting down
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
older sister; elder sister
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
victory due to the opponent's foul
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
the lower classes; the common people
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post