retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
world line; parallel universe (in fiction); parallel world; alternative reality
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
semi-transparent; translucent
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
having food stuck around the mouth; having food all over the face
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided