to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to wear a sword at one's side
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
iron rust; iron hydroxide
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to cover one's private parts
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
other side; opposite side; other party
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
quarrel; dispute; argument
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to become dim; to become blurred
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease