middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to bend; to warp; to curve
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
video containing a slideshow of still images (usually of women)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
precision equipment; delicate equipment
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
fast walking; semi-jogging
training (esp. in-service); induction course
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
bar code; comb over (on a balding man); combover
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
four (long cylindrical things)
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to employ; to hire; to charter
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
total amount (of money); total sum; final sum
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)