middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
clanging; empty; deserted
at the window; by the window; next to the window
seat at a table; place at a table
to encamp; to take up positions
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
question and answer session
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
birth date; date of birth; DOB
family structure; family composition; family makeup
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
telephone number; phone number
smoothly; easily; readily
third-year student; third-year pupil
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
expression; look; countenance; face
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
at the time; in those days; then
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively