lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
low (level, value, price, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
good feeling; feeling good
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
regular time; stated period
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
match; game; bout; contest
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end