distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
a little; a bit; slightly
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
carrying voice; well-projected voice
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
progress; advance; improvement; development
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
humanities and sciences; reason; logic; line of thought (in a piece of writing); thread (of meaning)
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
boy; son; baby boy; young man
grip (of hand); grip strength
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
with a squeaking sound (of metal)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
eating between meals; snacking