unfortunately; regrettably
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to look down on; to condescend
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to look around; to survey
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
class; heading; group; category
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
thought; consideration; thinking
for this very reason; that is exactly why
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
two equal parts; exactly two parts
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words