to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be absorbed in reading
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to gather; to collect; to assemble
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
metasequoia; dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
of course; certainly; naturally
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
for example; for instance; e.g.
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
such; this sort of; like this
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
employment; starting work
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to jump at; to be attracted by
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK