junior high school;  middle school;  lower secondary school
 junior high school student;  middle school pupil
 selfishness;  egotism;  egoism;  egocentricity
 provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system);  provincial office;  public place of imperial rule
 selfishness;  egotism;  egoism;  egocentricity
 center;  centre;  middle;  -centered;  -centred;  -focused
 hitting the target;  striking home;  proving to be right;  coming true;  being on the mark
 junior high school;  middle school;  lower secondary school
 second year of junior high school;  second-year junior high school student
 on the way;  en route;  in the middle of;  midway;  halfway
 centre;  center;  middle;  capital;  seat of government
 (in) the middle of;  (in) the midst of;  (in) the course of;  (at) the height of
 maid;  female servant;  hostess (in a ryokan);  waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.)  court lady
 middle stage;  middle phase;  middle game;  midfield
 center;  centre;  middle;  Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
 dangling;  hanging;  suspended;  pending;  half done;  in limbo
 in the hand;  (something) easily manipulated
 student at the same middle school;  graduate of the same middle school
 during the night;  at night
 period during which monks may go into a summer retreat
 company;  lot;  bunch;  gang;  pack;  those guys
 concentration;  focusing;  convergence;  within a collection of works
 lunch;  midday meal;  food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
 (direct) hit;  hitting the mark
 journey;  trip;  travels;  during the journey;  on the way;  while travelling
 interruption;  suspension;  break
 middle-age;  middle age;  midlife;  one's middle years
 in the morning;  during the morning
 at work;  in the midst of work;  working
 in the mountains;  among the mountains
 middle;  midway;  middle position;  moderate position;  interim;  intermediary
 middle of a field;  middle of a country;  field of contest
 whole family;  entire family;  all (members of) the family;  all over the house;  throughout the house
 Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods);  medieval times;  mediaeval times
 underground;  subterranean
 one's heart;  the mind;  inner feelings;  inmost thoughts;  true motives
 while moving;  on the move
 middle part;  medium depth (water);  medium layer;  medium-size;  mid-level;  medium-rise (building)
 small mercy (from some misfortune);  silver lining of a dark cloud;  consolation in sadness;  blessing in disguise
 around the clock;  day and night
 neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.);  indifference;  sexlessness;  androgyny;  neuter gender
 kernel;  core;  nucleus;  center;  centre
 during;  for the duration of
 nucleus;  backbone;  medium-level;  mid-level;  main body (of troops);  crack troops
 in the middle of something;  busy with something;  in commotion as a result of something untoward happening;  currently importing or capturing data
 halfway;  midway;  partway;  mid-course
 in the hospital;  hospitalized
 half-sitting posture;  half-standing posture;  half-rising posture;  stooping position
 neutralization;  neutralisation;  counteraction
 whole year;  all year round;  throughout the year;  during an era
 work-in-progress;  working state
 in preparation;  (shop) not yet open for business
 one's mind;  one's heart;  one's intention
 ongoing;  in progress;  afoot
 middle of a month;  second third of a month;  11th to 20th day of a month
 mid-air;  mid-heaven;  zenith
 within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
 half-way up a slope or stairway;  landing;  center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
 (one's) consideration;  (taking) notice;  interest;  within the eye
 interior of the mouth;  oral cavity
 mid-stream;  middle course;  middle class
 middle-distance (races);  intermediate-range (missile)
 selfishness;  egotism;  egoism;  egocentricity
 medium;  mediocrity;  average
 third year of junior high school;  third-year junior high school student
 first year of junior high school;  first-year junior high school student
 in a train (car, bus, etc.);  on a train
 omission (of middle part of a text);  ellipsis
 in a few days;  in the near future;  soon;  one of these days
 under development;  in development
 middle period;  medium-term
 on duty;  at work;  while working
 during imprisonment;  while in jail
 second grade;  medium quality;  average;  middle class;  secondary grade
 middle way;  (golden) mean;  moderation;  the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
 mid-range;  mid-scale;  mid-size
 undergoing treatment (medical);  receiving treatment
 under examination;  under test (e.g. device);  on trial
 leaving one's seat (before an event is over);  excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
 in the midst of the enemy
 in use;  occupied (e.g. toilet);  engaged
 in the earth;  in the ground;  underground
 abortion;  to be interrupted;  to be discontinued;  to be suspended
 while running;  while moving;  in motion
 small and medium-sized enterprises;  small and medium-sized businesses
 while being out of the office or away from home
 in session;  in progress;  under way;  open
 15th day of the 7th lunar month;  (last day of) Bon lantern festival;  mid-year gift;  summer gift;  Bon Festival gifts
 under investigation;  under consideration;  under review;  pending (decision, etc.);  awaiting verification
 philtrum;  vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
 philtrum;  vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
 middle and high school;  medium and high (level)
 poisonous;  toxic;  addictiveness
 working;  in operation;  running;  active
 during a telephone call;  busy line
 in the fire;  in the flames
 in the sentence;  in the text;  Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
 during vacation;  during the holidays;  during one's break;  (temporarily) closed;  on break
 under repair;  out of service
 miniboss;  sub-boss;  mid-boss;  underboss (of a criminal organization)
 by the end of this month;  before the month is out;  in the course of this month
 by the end of this year;  before the year comes to a close;  during this year
 colleagues;  cronies;  merry men
 junior high school graduate;  middle school graduate
 within the blood;  blood-borne
 in one's lifetime;  (while) in life
 gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture);  central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple);  central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
 in process;  during execution;  runtime
 within the next couple of days;  in a day or two
 middle of the road;  centrism;  the middle (of what one is doing);  half-way;  middle way;  middle path
 on bargain sale;  rising in popularity;  up-and-coming;  budding
 being very good at;  strongest point
 centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
 China and Japan;  the middle day;  the equinoctial day
 family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)
 in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras);  in use;  in action
 under construction;  in preparation
 middle west;  Midwest (United States)
 being carried out;  being put into practice;  in operation
 Central and South America
 in a temple;  inside temple grounds;  sub-temple
 axis;  pivot;  central figure;  key man
 busy (phone);  in talks;  discussion underway
 lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
 Japanese, Chinese and Western (e.g. when referring to food styles available, etc.)
 second part (of three);  second volume;  middle part;  novelette;  novella;  short novel
 (while) holding a post or being in office
 America and China;  Sino-American
 about the middle (of an era);  middle lobe (right lung);  median lobe (prostate)
 mid-to-long term;  medium and long term
 middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
 gathering;  theatrical troupe
 palsy;  paralysis;  every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)
 home and abroad;  domestic and foreign;  inside and outside;  interior and exterior
 excellent-good-poor;  first-second-third (class);  (in) three volumes (a literary work)
 People's Republic of China
 middle volume (in set);  volume two (of three)
 currently accepting (applications, etc.)
 court;  Imperial Palace or household
 inside a jar;  coward;  timid person
 now available (e.g. for sale);  now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
 court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period);  female servant for a samurai family;  lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
 pro among pros;  best of the best;  top tier;  ultimate professional;  player's player
 Rikuchū (former province located in present-day Iwate Prefecture and parts of Akita Prefecture)
 otitis media;  inflammation of the middle ear
 middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.);  full-stop mark at mid-character height;  interpoint (interword separation)
 height of summer;  high summer;  hottest part of the summer
 (in the process of) connecting
 mediant;  baritone;  contralto;  medium tone;  medium pitch
 intermediate color;  intermediate colour;  neutral color or tint;  neutral colour
 during a session (of the legislature)
 medium build;  meat of medium quality
 senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
 Genchū era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)
 neutrophil;  neutrophilic leukocyte
 medium amount of wealth;  middling property;  owner of medium wealth
 night and day;  all the time
 child in elementary or middle school;  go-between;  intermediary;  middleman
 child in elementary or middle school;  go-between;  intermediary;  middleman
 thing of medium quality;  Koya paper
 China and Vietnam;  Sino-Vietnamese
 in the process of being repaired;  during repairs
 bardo;  state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
 currently away from my seat (keyboard, etc.);  AFK
 medium volume;  medium scale;  moderate size;  mid-size
 central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
 curly braces;  curly brackets
 drug addict (esp. stimulants)
 (in the middle of) considering;  deliberating
 China and the Soviet Union;  Sino-Soviet;  Soviet-Chinese
 Secretariat (Tang-dynasty China)
 chūnō sauce;  semi-sweet sauce made from fruit and vegetables
 excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
 winning by opponent's resignation (in the game of go)
 China and North Korea;  Chinese-North Korean;  imperial court;  Imperial Court (of Japan);  middle ages
 China and Russia;  Sino-Russian
 medium-sized bottle (of beer)
 midfield (in a horse race or motor race);  middle of the pack
 Chinese language (written);  Chinese literature
 one's second son; (arch.)  man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo system)
 corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
 mid-sized store;  middle-class brothel (in a red-light district)
 using horizontal characters in vertical writing
 being in the middle;  being impartial;  standing between two things
 bardo;  state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
 moderate;  middle-of-the-road;  inner edge (othello)
 front of center field;  front of centre field
 private junior high school
 midsummer; (arch.)  China; (arch.)  capital (city)
 medium-sized city;  mid-size city
 middle of a word;  within a word
 under development;  in progress
 bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
 middle third of a two-hour period
 ready-made meal;  home meal replacement;  HMR
 midnight period;  midnight service; (arch.)  winter solstice
 drug addict (esp. stimulants)
 ... and Company;  Messrs;  for the attention of ...
 complete mastery of or over;  at one's beck and call
 the middle-aged and the elderly
 mean;  average;  middle-school arithmetic
 medium size;  medium pattern;  medium stature
 moderate line;  middle-of-the-road policy line
 (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G);  fourth lunar month
 medium and high-rise (buildings, apartments, etc.)
 medium-sized portion;  normal serving
 gray-water system;  grey-water system;  recycled waste-water
 alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
 medium-sized (of a flower, esp. a chrysanthemum)
 inner layer of clothing;  inner garment (other than underwear)
 hepatopancreas;  midgut gland
 medium size;  cabinet size (in photography)
 relations between Taiwan and China
 exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala;  platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern
 Central and Eastern Europe
 low uplands;  intermediary area between plains and mountains
 positive predictive value
 Heian-period kana writing
 whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
 pending (e.g. legal case)
 middle watch;  12 midnight-2am
 medium-width cloth (approx. 45 cm wide);  medium-width kimono sash (approx. 26 cm);  medium-width obi
 Central Labor Relations Committee
 Mesolithic;  Middle Stone Age
 complete mastery of or over;  at one's beck and call
 to be a leader among leaders
 one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation;  one item of quality standing out among many;  one woman among many men
 (Japanese) electoral system allowing for the election of from 3 to 5 candidates from one district
 intermediate heron (Mesophoyx intermedia)
 mesioproximal pronoun (indicating proximity to the listener, i.e. sore, soko, sochira)
 Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
 Flexible Manufacturing System;  FMS
 ICO;  Intermediate Circular Orbit
 atmospheric concentration;  aerial density;  airborne concentration
 highest ranking prostitute in Yoshiwara (from the Houreki era onward)
 Nagoya-size tatami mat (approx. 182 cm by 91 cm)
 flying overnight;  spending a night on a plane