to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
second; number two; runner-up
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
if you curse someone, dig two graves
someone (something) not to be trifled with
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
powerful person; influential person
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be expensive; to be costly
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
suddenly; all of a sudden
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
decapitation; decapitated head
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
same crime; being equally guilty