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I'm slowly, very very slowly working through [this story
here](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n9105fz/1/) while I study kanji (using
kanjidamage) and with basic Japanese grammar skills, very much a beginner.

間 seems to be leaning toward '[period of
time](https://www.kanjidamage.com/kanji/162-a-period-of-time-%E9%96%93)'

However, this section suggest more like "intruding into a group" or something,
like ones little brother trying to slowly make himself a part of you and your
friends group of makebelieve super sentai band.

> ある日を **境に俺とヴィンスの間に混ざるようになったエミーは**
> 、木の枝を見つけてきては、勝ち気な青い目を長い金髪の間に覗かせながら、俺たちの間に入ってきた。

Is that true? Or is it still more like a period of time? Like a process or
something? Also, how is it read? "Ma"? A furigana addon I downloaded puts "ma"
over the 間, as does Google translate.
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The meaning (and reading) of 間 in context of people, 境 and 混, does it mean 'getting into a group or clique'?
> ある日を **境に俺とヴィンスの間に混ざるようになったエミーは**
> 、木の枝を見つけてきては、勝ち気な青い目を長い金髪の間に覗かせながら、俺たちの間に入ってきた。

It is read as 「あいだ」. In the first (俺とヴィンスの間に) and third (俺たちの間に) usages of
this sentence, it means "among" or "within". It _could_ mean "between" as far
as a spatial distance, but without context from previous sentences, I'd say
it's unlikely.

In the second usage (長い金髪の間に), it means like "between" or even "through". But
that's the beauty of Japanese; you don't have to know which exact definition
it is to understand the overall meaning!

See definitions 1 and 5 [here](https://jisho.org/word/%E9%96%93).
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