middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
authority; power; influence
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to be worried; to be troubled
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(social) position; status
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
foster father; adoptive father
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
about; concerning; as to; regarding
study; pursuit of knowledge
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
orphan; person without friends
no exception; without exception; always the same
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
one day; (on) a certain day
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
registration; accession; register; entry; record
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years