going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
what time; (lit.) which hour
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to throw oneself down
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to well up; to burst; to arise
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
self-deprecating; self-mocking
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to say no more; to sink into silence
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope