strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
Japanese person; Japanese people
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to flare up; to burst into flames
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
covered with; stained; smeared
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
group; party; team; squad; section
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
distinction; differentiation; classification
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)