centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
facing north; northern exposure
front; frontage; facade; main
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
vacuum pack; vacuum packing
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
ninth day of the month; nine days
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
right angle; perpendicular
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly