to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
all you can drink; bottomless cup
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to begin; to set about; to start
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
succession to headship of a family
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
hills and fields; countryside
going alone; self-reliance
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
pull; patronage; tug; discount
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries; horse led by a rope
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to run through; to run past
get-well card (gift, letter); visit to (inquiry after) a sick person
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart