difference; variation; difference
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
dealing with; coping with
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
impassioned speech; fervent speech
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in the same way as; just like
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
name; given name; first name
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance