離

Abbreviation

being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

to leave (a scene); to step away

unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin

shortest distance (to)

Formal or literary term

divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

to become independent

to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

short distance; short range; short-haul

Idiomatic expression

to become independent

to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

Idiomatic expression

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

to let go

parting; separation

Usu. used adjectivally as 浮世離れした

otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

to open some distance (e.g. with other people)

Noun or verb acting prenominally

lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere

middle-distance (races)

intermediate-range (missile)

distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies

distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)

maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position

Transitive verb

detachment; coming off; peeling off; exfoliation

Physics

(flow) separation

long distance relationship

wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country