middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
face contorted and about to cry
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
complete change; about-face
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
(present) head of a family
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words