distinction; differentiation; classification
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
full throttle; full power