middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
to be transparent; to show through
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
again; once more; a second time
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
not caring; not giving a damn
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
annual (plant); first-year student
and; thereupon; because of that
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
thereupon; therefore; because of that
absence due to illness; sick leave
temporary absence from school
second-year student; biennial
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
difference; variation; difference
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
question; inquiry; enquiry
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)