stepping back; drawing back
to watch steadily; to stare
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
logo; Logo (programming language)
to refer to; to use as reference
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be able to manage somehow or another
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
cost of one's food; one's board