sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
nonchalant air; unruffled air
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
having said that; be that as it may
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
something like ...; something called ...
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
cooperation; collaboration
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to concern; to be related
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
unexpectedly; surprisingly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
about when; about what time; how soon
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
that is to say; so that means