inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
upper half of the body; upper body
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
January; first month of the lunar calendar
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to stare back at; to look back at
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
demon of ill health; disease
because of; owing to; due to
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
limbs; arms and legs; body
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to be ill; to suffer from