middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
father; dad; husband; you; he
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
how; in what way; how about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sobriety; soberness; sober face
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)