transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to be overcome with emotion
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
fighting stance; fighting pose
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to surround; to crowd around
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
melancholy; gloom; depression
on one hand; on the other hand
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to get narrower; to contract
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)