to pause; to have a short intermission
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to get late; to advance; to wear on
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
charging (electrically); electrification
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
one more time; once more; once again
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to become dim; to become blurred
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
broad or spacious veranda; eaves
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
manners; behavior; behaviour
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to breathe while sleeping
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
tossing and turning while asleep
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)