to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
many people; a large number of people
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to have a smattering knowledge of
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
heaps of corpses all around
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
with a bump; with a clunk