tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
middle; centre; impartiality; culmination
all; entire; whole; altogether
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
half the body; half length
posture; position; stance
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
posterity; future generations; future life
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
at once; immediately; right now
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind