half and half; fifty-fifty
shady; underhanded; questionable
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
opening and shutting; opening and closing
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
side gate; side door; service entrance
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
guard; security (officer); guardsman
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
joint; seam; joining point
reflector; reflective plate
light and darkness; light and shade
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red