overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
battle formation; military formation
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
individual; one by one; separate; each
logistical support; combat service support
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to lose sight of; to miss
series of battles; successive battles
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend