middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to talk to oneself; to mutter
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
health; healthy; sound; fit
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
and yet; though; when; in spite of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
had better ...; had better not ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to throw at; to turn; to raise
instant; moment; for an instant
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
rather; better; instead; if anything
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
word game; wordplay; playing with words
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to look away; to avert one's eyes
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
difference; variation; difference
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come