output (electrical, signal, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
training; drill; practice; discipline
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
playback equipment; playback device
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
release; emission; ejection
to increase; to add to; to augment
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
continuation; succession; series
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
at least; at most; (even) just
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to follow advice; to act upon advice
a considerable number; a fair number
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe