distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
ill will; malice; evil intent
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)