(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
door; gate; opening; title page
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
time; hour; period; class
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
while; even though; despite
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to face; to go towards; to head towards
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to finish reading; to read through