middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
piece; fragment; one (object)
with little space remaining; being almost full
the place for; the time for; the level of
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
at once; immediately; right now
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
literally; to the letter; literal
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
moment by moment; hour by hour
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
priority; order of precedence
to laugh away; to laugh off
life or death; existence; destiny
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene