being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to stare back at; to look back at
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
underestimation; undervaluation
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with