middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to try to do; to attempt to do
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
excursion; field trip; school trip
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
during; for the duration of
prohibition; inhibition; ban
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
in the meanwhile; during the time
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant