stepping back; drawing back
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
royal capital; imperial capital
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
decoration; ornament; trimmings
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
if you think about it; come to think of it
important matter (for discussion)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial