distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
one's long-cherished desire
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
one's person; around one's person
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
Bordeaux (France); Bordeaux (wine); Bordeaux (color); wine
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still