lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
culottes (esp. short divided skirt)
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
safety zone; traffic island
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
shading; shielding from light
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
at some point in the past; at some stage
thigh-high socks; knee highs
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to focus on; to bring into focus
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people