far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
with these words; while saying
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
cylindrical; having no waist; undefined (waist); cylinder vase; stockpot
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
being too late; losing one's final chance
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
several minutes; a few minutes
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten