pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to breathe while sleeping
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to bring; to take; to bring about
appearance; figure; shape; form
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
again; once more; a second time
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles