retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
the reverse; other side; lining
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to surround; to crowd around
physical strength; muscle strength
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar