middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
hey there; I say; see here
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
coagulation; freezing; solidification
very interesting; of great interest
admiration; wonder; astonishment
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
surmise; guess; inference
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
quickly; calmly; intently
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way