mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
at that time; in those days
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
beyond this point; from now on; after this
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
door; gate; opening; title page
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
every year; yearly; annually
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring