during absence from home

Kyūjitai form of 中将 (“lieutenant general; vice admiral”)

the Mesoarchean eon

the Mesoproterozoic era

(volleyball) a middle blocker / (soccer, rugby, handball) a halfback

Zhongwei (a prefecture-level city in Ningxia, China) / Clipping of 中衛府 (Chūefu).

the present, as a privileged moment in eternity

person who is inside a kigurumi costume / (by extension) person behind something / voice actor of a character

Japanese cuisine, western cuisine, and Chinese cuisine, three principal cuisines in Japan

the truth being unknown due to conflicting accounts; a Rashomon-like situation