medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to govern; to manage; to subdue
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(Japanese) empress; queen
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
wet nurse; nursing mother
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)