mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to accumulate merit; to make merit
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
firm promise; definite promise
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
right side; right-hand side
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
suits for gentlemen; menswear
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
outward; superficial; external; apparent
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
valuable article; valuables
endurance; perseverance; patience
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
embodiment; realization; materialization
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker