middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
ago; since; before; previous
study; library; den; home office; reading room
peach and plum; person of one's recommendation
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
a few years ago; some years back
place where one works; construction site; working area
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
a couple (of lovers, etc.)
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
Matsui Iwane (1878.7.27-1948.12.23)
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
being imprisoned; being sent to prison
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
one's principal residence; main home
missing someone; loathing to part
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree