evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
grandfather; male senior-citizen
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to recover consciousness; to come to
hospitalization; hospitalisation
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
so; like this; in this way
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
moderate; proper; just right
that; the matter in question
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink