estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
very busy (person or thing)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
firm; strong; solid; stable
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to sniff out; to get wind of
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to lose interest; to slacken off
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
from the beginning; from scratch
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations