middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
accession to the throne; enthronement
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to comb down; to smooth down
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
rainfall; rainy weather; rain; rainy; wet
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
decision; determination; resolution
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
that's the way it is; such is life
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended