to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
muddy water; red-light district
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
extinction; annihilation; destruction
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation; natural wood
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
(not so) much; (not) very
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
guess; conjecture; surmise
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
cross; crossed; cruciform
to give an impression; to make an impression
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
scanning (e.g. TV); traversal
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
example; illustration; precedent
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind