distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
string instrument; stringed instrument
live music or performance
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
deep regret; great disappointment
rest; break; recess; intermission
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to prick up one's ears; to listen attentively; (lit.) to make one's ears (like) Dumbo's
knowing; (an) acquaintance
entreaty; appeal; petition
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to