middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
approximate age; age range
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be surprised; to be astonished
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
genuine article; real thing; real deal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
determination; resolution