retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
form; method; system; formula
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
rationalization; justification
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
surprise; something unexpected
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to go out and away; to leave
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)