mid-stream; middle course; middle class
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
audience; spectator; spectators
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
all present; all concerned; all of us
reviewing stand; box; gallery