dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
study; diligence; discount; reduction
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
human relations; personal relationships
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
though; notwithstanding; although
selection; choice; option
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
separation; farewell; parting
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
power map; power structure; power relationships
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means