to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
partly open; in half bloom
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
that kind; competition; match
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
string instrument; stringed instrument
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
seedling; sapling; young tree
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
one by one; one after another; successively
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to give directions; to issue instructions
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable