middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
ticket window; box office; ticket
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
to crouch; to squat; to cower
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to order; to command; to appoint
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately); going at a reduced speed; slowing down; reducing speed
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
military style; army style
briskly; quickly; promptly
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
defense; defence; fielding