hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
towering; astonishingly high
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
hardworking; painstaking; diligent; conscientious; sincere
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rapids; shallows of a river
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
quiet; still; surreptitious
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats