middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
in the end; at the end of the day
to tear off; to strip; to rob
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
maintenance; preservation; improvement
in the meanwhile; during the time
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to get help; to enlist aid
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
practice; practising; experience
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti