retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
fierce attack; furious attack
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to fall flat; to fall face down
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself