distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
lapel badge; collar badge
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
to be profitable; to yield a profit
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to perform; to play; to act
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer