halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
someone else writing; someone else's writing
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
in accordance with plans; just as planned
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
long-term resident; fixed domicile resident; permanent resident
ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern
coined word; coinage; neologism
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
mechanism; organization; organisation
estrangement; neglect; alienation; casting out; ostracism; giving the cold shoulder
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to name; to call; to christen; to term
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
origin; source; beginning; starting point
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
general; popular; common; typical
to hate; to dislike; to loathe