to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
falling asleep; going to sleep
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
but; however; provided that
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
craving; longing; thirsting
I see; that's right; indeed
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)