between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
homecoming; returning home
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to be conspicuous; to stand out
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to increase; to add to; to augment
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
drinking party; get-together
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre