(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
come out!; where are you?
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to go out and away; to leave
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
trivial; not amounting to much
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
professor; teaching; instruction
alteration; falsification; faking
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
calamity; misfortune; disaster
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
bright; intelligent; clever; smart