middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
upper half of the body; upper body
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
armor and helmet (armour)
secret base; hideout; hidden position
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
actor; actress; player; performer
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
dishwashing; doing dishes
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)