to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
power; authority; jurisdiction
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
(made of) stone; stone-built
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
such; like that; that sort of; very
to lie down; to throw oneself down
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
turning sideways; landscape orientation
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.)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket