pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
turning sideways; landscape orientation
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
good feeling; feeling good
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to strip and leave clothes lying around
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
until now; so far; up to the present
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
country living; life in the country; country life
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
second-year student; biennial
promotion (school, military, etc.)