half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
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.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to examine someone's expression
flustered; confused; panicked
cooking; food preparation
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
absence; disregard; indifference
number one; first; best; most; game; round
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch