boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
all night long; all through the night
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
nape (of the neck); nucha
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
to spend time (on doing something)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
schoolgirl; female student
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
sincere; earnest; serious
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
door; gate; opening; title page
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to stare back at; to look back at
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create