sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
comparatively; relatively
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to keep standing; to stand motionless
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to make a speech; to address
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart