middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
attendance (at school); going to school
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly