unusual space; other dimension
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
stepwise; one step at a time
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
passing through without stopping; passing by
preface; introduction; preamble
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
physical strength; muscular strength
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
this (very thing); this precisely
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion