distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
freshly pounded (rice cake)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
wise saying; famous saying
theatre; theater; playhouse
haughty; holding one's head high
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
club budget; club expense
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
chief; main; principal; important
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
business world; business circles; (the) industry
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling