to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
profitable plan; good plan
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
still; even now; to this day
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
self-consciousness; self-awareness
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)