middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
rest; break; recess; intermission
major powers of the world; great powers
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
god of death; death deity; Death
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
increase in digit (e.g. if we add 2 to the number 9)
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to forget completely; to leave behind
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
ability; performance; efficiency
inn town; post town; post-station town
street; quarter; district; area
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
apparent age (of someone); rough age
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
(passing along) from mountain to mountain
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)