gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to fall flat; to fall face down
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
simple and clear; plain and simple
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
conquest; domination; mastery
sense of orientation; sense of direction
conditionally; with conditions attached
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
professor; teaching; instruction
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding