right in the midst of; right at the height of
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
well-cooked; well-done; browned
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
(a place) out of one's reach
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
on the strength of numbers
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
as usual; as is one's habit
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
box; box-shape; cube-type
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship