middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
rich person; wealthy person
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
Jonathan; Jonathan's (family restaurant)
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
talking while standing; standing around talking
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
you (plural); all of you; you all
infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
personal history; background; career
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court