retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
here and there; in places
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
had better ...; had better not ...
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to take off one's clothes; to undress
that's a different matter; that's a different story
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
clothes; clothing; garments
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
manner of using one's hands
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
Extinct (conservation status); EX
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
un-; non-; negative prefix
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)