middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
main temple building; nave
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
reality; actuality; hard fact
people; men and women; each person; everybody
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
since then; from that time; ever since
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
such; like that; that sort of; very
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
more than anything; above all else
birth; creation; formation
doing whatever one pleases
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
near; close; beside; third person
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care