middle period; medium-term
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
not limited to; not just ...
relation; connection; affinity
regarding highly; attaching importance to
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to bring back; to restore
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
generation; the world; the age
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
person of culture; cultured person
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
light (e.g. colour, color)
common variety of women's kimono sash
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with