retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
festival; feast; carnival
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
making money; making a profit
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to put into the mouth; to eat
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
long-lived program (on TV, radio, etc.); long runner
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression