retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
walking heavily; lumbering
do-or-die game; crucial contest
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
soccer club (at a school); football club
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
already; now; no longer; not any more
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
100,000; hundred thousand
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze