middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
occurrence; happening; incident; event
fall; drop; descent; coming down
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
direct control; direct supervision
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to burn with combativeness
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
17th day of the month; 17 days
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
Arakawa City; Arakawa Ward
vacant house; unoccupied house
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
grip (of hand); grip strength
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting