to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
telecommunications company; telco
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
self-control; self-restraint
type of occupation; occupational category
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
patient's condition; pathology
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
The Runaway Riceball (book)
central stalk of a dried rice plant
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
long slits (esp. of eyes)