middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
being adopted into the family of one's bride
calamity; evil; misfortune
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
two times; twice; two degrees
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hand over; to surrender
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
agricultural book; book on agriculture
to be absorbed in reading
best pupil; leading disciple