distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
thought; consideration; thinking
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
interior; inside; internal
to lose one's footing; to slip
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
be (that) as it may; having said that
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; surroundings; circumstances
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
a pair (of shoes or socks)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
shukuchi (rapid movement techniques); shortening distances
a step; short distance; short time
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift