middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
survival; survivor; relic
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
silence (not speaking); muteness
to talk; to chat; to chatter
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
entreaty; supplication; petition