to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
like that; that way; thus
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
distress; wretched condition
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
glossy black hair; green hair
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
diversion; distraction; feint
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
very careful; thoroughly prepared
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly