deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
advance payment; money paid in advance
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
in that way; like that; that way
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
partly puffed up; bubblingly
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
right beside; close to; nearby
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
middle of the night; dead of night
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
soft flesh (esp. in a sexual context)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
quick firing; rapid firing
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
dark night; moonless night
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to warm (up); to heat (up)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun