to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
for the present; for the time being
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
vent; bent; "finger bending" guitar technique
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
ill will; malice; evil intent
kugini; sand lance simmered in soy, mirin, etc.
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
conviction; belief; confidence
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man