shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
20th day of the month; 20 days
March; third month of the lunar calendar
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to order; to command; to appoint
disturbance; riot; mayhem
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
marriage proposal; courtship
talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk
master; teacher; stable master
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
tedious; boring; being fed up with
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to continue to do; to persist in doing
dozens; scores of; decades
day of month; counter for days