right in the middle (of); midst; height
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
failure; mistake; blunder
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
sunglasses; shady glasses; dark glasses
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
directly opposite; right in front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
long ago; already; a long time ago