on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
with a crack; with a smash
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
occurrence; happening; incident; event
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
depending on; dependent on
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
my spouse; my wife; my husband
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days