(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to relapse; to reassert; to review
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to rule; to govern; to administer
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
action; operation; effect; function
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
two persons; two people; pair; couple
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
please (give me); please (do for me)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere