crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
two (long cylindrical things)
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
the way one works; one's working manner
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
thereupon; therefore; because of that
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
early on; earlier on; from early
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
fate; destiny; predestination
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
hard worker; hardworking person
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
on the occasion of; at the time of
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
separate; respective; different
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms