half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
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
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to lie down; to throw oneself down
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
(very) patient; persevering
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
with a friendly grin; smilingly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...