various places; several sources
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
opening fully; full throttle; full power
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
wall newspaper; wall poster
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
association of like-minded people
comparatively; relatively
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
originally; by nature; from the start
all parts; various parts; every department
top news; front-page news; lead story
article; news story; report; account
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
questionnaire results; survey results
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
dull sound; muffled sound
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to dye; to colour; to color
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear