rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
free time; time at leisure
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
four corners; four ordinal directions
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
yearned for; longed for; missed
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
fourth day of the month; four days
waste of time; killing time
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
flash (of light); glint; schiller
with a start; with a jump
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
article; news story; report; account
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling