(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
sewing; needlework; embroidery
dozens; scores of; decades
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
timewasting; killing time
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
blank column; blank space
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
scenery; scene; landscape
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
editor (in publishing, etc.)
the matter you have been talking about
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature