half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to shake one's head (in denial)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
duty; obligation; responsibility
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
emergency light; emergency lamp
emergency exit light; guide light
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
ray (of light); beam; light
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to be hesitant; to feel timid
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
bright red; crimson lotus flower
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look