quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
substantial matter; significant item
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
half the body; half length
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
short pause; short interval
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
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
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
looking pale; looking unwell
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to step back; to walk backwards
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to put one's strength into
look!; there!; here!; that is
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife