middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
musical dance; music and dancing
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
extreme passion; wild enthusiasm
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
rule; custom; tranquility; tranquillity
the place for; the time for; the level of
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
fish breeding; pisciculture
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead