to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
gambling den; gambling house
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
one's first campaign; one's first battle
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
encounter; engagement; battle
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to keep a watchful eye on
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
granted that; even if; even though
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
a little bit; a little while
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to shake off; to throw off
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
comfort; consolation; diversion
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to thrust before; to thrust at
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
study; diligence; discount; reduction
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
something; some kind of; for some reason
switching over to; migration; transition
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)