middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
be (that) as it may; having said that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be worried; to be troubled
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
good family; respectable family; decent family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
until now; so far; up to the present
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
armor and helmet (armour)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)