to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
baton (of command); order; command; direction
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
one's first campaign; one's first battle
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
rather; sooner; preferably
several times; once or twice
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
bold; daring; unflappable
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to get slightly dirty (all over)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
another kind; distinct species; variety
gender; distinction of sex; sex
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to die; to lay down life's burden
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless