equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
weird; disgusting; sickening
inscrutable; incomprehensible
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to join together; to combine; to join up
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
impossible; unlikely; improbable
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
review (of learned material); revision
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to mix; to stir; to blend
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
that; the matter in question