special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
convenient; handy; useful
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
bento; Japanese box lunch
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to stop walking; to pause
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
homicide department (of a police force)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(social) class; rank; grade
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)