eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
region; limits; stage; level
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(in) his way; peculiar to him
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
electrically powered; electric
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
unconditionally; as a rule
anything and everything; just about everything
to fall ill; to be taken ill
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
equality; impartiality; evenness
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
body; physical system; (the) person