distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
ultimate; final; last; eventual
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
along the road; along the way
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to tighten; to press hard
to die; to lay down life's burden
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
really; truly; indeed; good grief
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning