middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to get tired out; to be exhausted
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
finger flick to the forehead
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
attendee; participant; person present
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
death; decease; passing away
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
The Odyssey (epic poem attributed to Homer)
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
certainly; surely; definitely
failure; mistake; blunder
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament