to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
direct unforked road; straight path
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to harden earth into a mass
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
graph paper; section paper
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
modesty; humility; being humble
to become vulgar; to coarsen
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
untouched; unused; intact
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
good-quality; superior in quality
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
flour; meal; powder; dust
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious