middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
Ishikawa Sayuri (1958.1-)
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
outward appearance; looks
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
no-good man; (male) loser
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of