(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
secondary sex characteristic
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to appease; to suppress; to calm
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
don't you think?; indicates question
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
after that; afterwards; thereafter
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
latex (milky fluid found in plants); milky lotion (cosmetic); body milk
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
heart attack; to have a heart attack