(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
syllable with a voiced consonant (in Japanese); voiced sound
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
midwinter; dead of winter
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
semi-transparent; translucent
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
to run about; to rush about
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
drop (e.g. of water); drip
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
killing two birds with one stone
to warm (up); to heat (up)