long distance; long range; long distance relationship
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to lose sight of; to miss
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
detour; circumvention; turning movement
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to approach; to draw near
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
moment just before something happens; verge (of doing something); brink
to control; to command; to get the better of
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
head start; initiative; preemption
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
encounter; engagement; battle
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close