to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to get tired out; to be exhausted
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
how long; how far; how much
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
the touch of; feel of; texture
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
no matter how much time passes
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
this world; this life; world of the living
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)