(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
expression; look; countenance; face
to add (to); to add on; to append
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
(carved) statue; sculpture
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
joiner; carpenter; cabinetmaker
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting