half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
back country; remote countryside
single letter; single character
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
young person; youth; young
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bare livelihood; subsistence
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
individual; private person; personal; private
time; hour; period; class
though; notwithstanding; although
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wickedness; evil; wicked person
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)