middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
too much; excessively; too
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
since then; from that time; ever since
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
very loud volume; megavolume
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
living by oneself; living alone
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing