retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
samurai acting as an attendant; retainer; thane (in medieval Europe); thegn
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
flight; desertion; escape
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
quantity or volume of water
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); Indian sandalwood (Santalum album)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to face on; to look out on to
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)