to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
trivial; not amounting to much
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
equality; impartiality; evenness
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
unimpressive; unimpressed
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
sense of smell; olfaction
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
borscht (Eastern European and Russian soup, usu. made with beets); borsch
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
in a little bit; after a short while
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to watch steadily; to stare
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask