to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
senior high school; high school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
genius; prodigy; natural gift
degree of familiarity; popularity
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
short pause; short interval
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
preface; introduction; preamble
armor and helmet (armour)