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
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
strategy meeting; council of war
having lost face; in a bind
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
like he said; same for me; ditto
these guys; these fellows
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
starting point; starting line
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
third day of the month; three days
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
common people; ordinary people; masses
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather