► 動詞
離す [(2)はなす] meaning: distance rank: 1
☆ 彼はストーブをカーテンから離した ⇨ He moved the heater away from the curtains
☆ 彼は先頭の選手にかなり離された ⇨ He fell behind the leader by some distance
離れる [(3)はなれる] meaning: distance rank: 1
☆ 私は弟と年がかなり離れている ⇨ There is a big age difference between me and my little brother
☆ 隣の人と最低二メートル離れて下さい ⇨ Please keep a minimum distance of 2 m with the next person
ぶっちぎる [(4)ぶっちぎる] [coll] meaning: distance rank: 2
☆ 彼は他をぶっちぎって優勝した ⇨ He won (the race) by leaving others in the dust
遠ざける [(4)とうざける] meaning: distance rank: 3
☆ 毎日の林檎一個は医者を遠ざける ⇨ An apple a day keeps the doctor away
遠ざかる [(4)とおざかる] meaning: distance rank: 3
☆ 船が段々水平線に向かって遠ざかっていく ⇨ The ship is slowly going away toward the horizon
遠ざける [(4)とおざける] meaning: distance rank: 3
☆ 害虫を遠ざける植物 ⇨ Plants that keep vermins at distance, repel
寄せ付ける [よせつける] [寄せ付けない] meaning: distance rank: 3
☆ 彼の他を寄せ付けない実力 ⇨ His ability that won’t let others come close. His peerless ability (☛ Usually used in negative as 寄せ付けない)
☆ 彼は他人を寄せ付けない ⇨ He won’t let others get close to him (☛ Usually used in negative as 寄せ付けない)
► 成句
水 [みず] [水を開ける] meaning: distance rank: 4
☆ 彼等は二位のチームに水を開けた ⇨ They separated themselves from the second-ranked team
► 名詞
距離 [(1)きょり] meaning: distance rank: 1
☆ 二人の間に距離を感じる ⇨ I feel a distance between the two
☆ 東京と大阪の間の距離 ⇨ The distance between Tokyo and Osaka
距離感 [(3)きょりかん] meaning: distance rank: 3
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射程 [しゃてい] meaning: distance rank: 4
☆ ミサイルの射程距離 ⇨ The target range of a missile (☛ A range of projectile)