Kanji
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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
back (of body)
wherein; therein; thereinto
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
inside one's heart; in one's mind
society; the world; the times
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
among (them); of (them)
wherein; therein; thereinto
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
middle of the night; dead of night
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
dead of night; midnight
in the mountains; among the mountains
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
right in the center (centre)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
island in a pond or river
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
right in the middle (of); midst; height
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
in the city
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
(about) middle; midway
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
in the middle of a field
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to rinse one's back
society; company; the public; the world
about the middle
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
daytime; noon; broad daylight
man among men; manly man; alpha male
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
insole; (shoe) insert; intermediate layer; rug; carpet
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge; residence of a daimyo's successor
break (from work, etc.); recess
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
trunk; torso; second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
felt hat; fedora; trilby
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.
belly; abdomen; stomach
middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
intermediate street
area of the Edo castle where the shogun would work and spend his daily life
central corridor; middle corridor
advertising poster hanging over the centre aisle of a train, bus, etc.
middle brother
backbone (of a fish)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef
middle day (e.g. sumo tournament, run of theatrical performances, etc.)
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables
padding (clothing or bedding); insulation; cotton wadding; stuffing (furniture)
chapter title page; divisional title
to work out a compromise
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)
shopping area within a train station
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
road through the middle; middle road
center of a noh stage; Shōchū era (1324.12.9-1326.4.26)
core; tang (of a sword, etc.); middle of a nest of boxes
leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
advertisement hanging in a train
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
inner lid; medium sized lid
to bare one's back
gambler's den
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
central entrance; slander
to laugh to oneself; to smile to oneself
Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)
felt hat; fedora; trilby
winning by opponent's resignation (in the game of go)
middle of the month; mid-month
inbetween (in animation); inbetweening; tween; quiet move (othello)
partition; divider
medium thickness; medium width
transit trade; entrepôt trade
break between the light meal and the actual serving of tea (during a formal tea ceremony)
ambulatory vending of snacks in a theater or stadium (theatre)
saddle stitch
middle fence
dead center; dead centre; right in the middle
to teach by example; to teach by showing; (lit.) to teach with one's back
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
closing mid-way; taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping
money rules the world; rich man's world
hollow; concave
cloth folded inside out
intermediate coat of paint or lacquer; second coat
medium roast (coffee)
being narrow in the middle; something narrow in the middle; (arch.) mallet
corner seating (noh), facing the corner pillar
insole; perforated divider in a food steamer
half tide (e.g. midway between spring and neap tides)
half-soled straw sandals; straw sandals which are designed only for the front half of the foot
next-month delivery
the mid-month's slate of entertainment in a variety hall
folded in the middle
felt hat; fedora; trilby
Central China
longshoreman; baggageman
medium-grade millstone
middle of a year
medium or average price
vaginal orgasm
middle of the road; on the road; on the way (to one's destination)
next-month delivery
inner plug (bottle, etc.)
shaving the very top of the head
agent; intermediary
middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.
second card from the bottom of the draw pile
chaplet (metallurgy)
Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
middle relief pitcher; middle reliever
middle of the month; mid-month
horse; block of rock completely separated from the surrounding rock either by mineral veins or fault planes
inside pocket
loading in the middle
middle pillar
centre line (usu. in buildings, joinery, etc.); center line
Tanaka memorial (document, ca. 1927)
one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a rising and then falling pitch
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
clay, straw, etc. mix used for intermediary wall coating
nurture beats nature; keep good men company, and you shall be of the number; (lit.) a mugwort amongst hemp (will grow straight, like the hemp)
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
go-between; matchmaker
the present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity)
midway (through); halfway
gap; space; good relationship
the part of a province midway from the capital
midsummer; height of summer
inn where one rests on the way; inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers; inn that introduces clients to prostitutes
midnight; dead of night
grand purification ceremony (so-called because it was overseen by the Nakatomi family)
Nakano Station (Tokyo)
Nakagawa Station (Kanagawa)
Nakayama Station (Kanagawa)
Nakai Station (Ishikawa)
Nakashima Station (Hiroshima)
Nakasato Station (Iwate)
Nakatsu Station (Hankyu)