nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to crack; to develop a crack
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
return; conclusion; reduction
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
long; drawn-out; very long
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
only; merely; but; no more than
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to faint; to be exhausted
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
premature joy; short-lived elation
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
in the same way as; just like
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...