(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
talking while standing; standing around talking
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
town; city; municipal; urban
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
torii; Shinto shrine archway
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing