to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to telephone; to make a phone call
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
all you can drink; bottomless cup
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
free (of charge); gratuitous
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
sharp parting remark; parting threat
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
slightly early; just before
having ended; being resolved
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy