going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
stairs; stairway; staircase
questionnaire; survey; poll
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
sentiment; sentimentality
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
careless person; thoughtless person
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
starting point; starting line
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK