middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
the deceased; the departed
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to turn towards; to point
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
just a minute; small quantity
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
symbol; code; sign; notation
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency