middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
place; room; margin; scope
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
solution; solution strategy
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
vicious circle; vicious cycle
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
passing through without stopping; passing by
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to pass (of time); to elapse
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity