to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
retainer; vassal; servant
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
acceleration; speeding up
one's family; family member
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
living by oneself; living alone
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
sharing; division; draw; tie
family; members of a family
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
dark reddish-brown; liver color
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to become empty; to be emptied
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
just managing; with great difficulty
to half-rise to one's feet
stillness; repose; standing still
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture