friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to temper; to harden; to torture; to discipline
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
principal occupation; core business
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sit-in (protest); sit-down (strike)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi