stepping back; drawing back
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to change (one's clothes)
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
painter; artist; illustrator
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
alone; by oneself; on one's own
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to repeat; to do over again
still; even now; to this day
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of someone in the act of committing a crime
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
well; properly; suitably; best regards; please remember me
anguished; distressed; worried; horny