to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
pillar of light; column of light; beam of light; light pillar
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
personage; person (deserving of respect)
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to breathe while sleeping
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
there is nothing; having nothing
lone (isolated) force; forlorn force
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
nape (of the neck); nucha
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
clear winter skies; clear winter weather
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
hostility; animosity; enmity
carrying voice; well-projected voice