middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
a long time ago; in those days
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
award of excellence; merit award
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
this occasion; at this time; now
to say; to be called; to do
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to spit out; to eject; to dump
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
putting life into; animating; cheering up
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to become red; to redden; to blush
dried stiff (esp. of something sticky)
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
freedom; free man; free woman
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight