middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
established practice; custom
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
general; popular; common; typical
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
company president; manager; director
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
tension; mental strain; nervousness
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
in order; in turn; one by one
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)
dealing with; coping with
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)