dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
silent; still; quiet; hushed
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
roadside trees; row of trees
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
incessantly; without a pause
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
again; once more; a second time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)