middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
inspection; examination; checking
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)