to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
custom; habit; customary practice
three; three years of age
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
ten; 10; ten years of age
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to turn towards; to point
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
coincident with; while; simultaneously
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
explanation; interpretation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to bring; to take; to bring about
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity