retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
bathing; going in the bath
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to throw at; to turn; to raise
smoothly; easily; readily
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up