half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
one's own army; one's own team
small number; few; minority
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself