bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sneeze; spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
letter (of alphabet); character
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
close-haul; reach; reefed sail
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on