half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
until now; so far; up to the present
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
one's last moments; hour of death
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
every place; various places
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
after that; afterwards; thereafter
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
in comparison to; rather than
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate