sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
4th day of the month; four days
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
rich person; wealthy person
reception room; parlor; parlour
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to cause someone to worry
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
outsider; layman; amateur
to have a talk; to tell a story
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage