retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
opposite side; opposition
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to be able to manage somehow or other
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
quickly reversed cut (sword technique); swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal; swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
Hume; Hulme; Hume, David (1711-1776; Scottish philosopher)