joke; playfulness; kidding around
bashful; shameful; ashamed
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
a little bit; a little while
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
something like ...; something called ...
something; some kind of; for some reason
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
suddenly; all of a sudden
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
rapid development; rapid unfolding
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
acceleration; speeding up
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date