middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
place; situation; position; location
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
edict; ordinance; proclamation
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to watch over; to watch attentively
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
busy; having no (free) time
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
ring; band; ring; circum-
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to triumph; to be elated with success
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)