(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to happen to meet; to come across
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
influenced (by); under an influence
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
transactions; dealings; business
business discussion; negotiation
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
very; extremely; excessively
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
anything and everything; just about everything
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake