(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
sad; wretched; deplorable
genuine article; real thing; real deal
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter