to step back; to walk backwards
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
crossed eyes; convergent strabismus
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
telephone table; telephone stand
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
true character; true heart; true spirit
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
fragile item; broken article
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
during a telephone call; busy line
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization