bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
large family; extended family
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to pass (of time); to elapse
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to change (one's clothes)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray