to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one part; one portion; one section
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
from the viewpoint of; according to
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
eternal; unlimited; endless
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
place; room; margin; scope
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
meaning; significance; sense
particularly; only; in the case of
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly