middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to feel depressed; to be down
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
surely; certainly; without doubt
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to grant someone's request
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
unanticipated; unexpected
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted