comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
blow; hit (on the body); beating
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to freeze to death; to die of cold
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
junior high school student; middle school pupil
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage