medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
family; members of a family
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to some extent; to a certain extent
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
I see; that's right; indeed
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to