middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
just because; even if; even though
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to take up one's residence
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
close; intimate; on good terms
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to change completely; to change suddenly
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
right side; right-hand side
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
a few seconds; several seconds