firm; strong; solid; stable
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
along; parallel to; in accordance with
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to get help; to enlist aid
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
fall; drop; descent; coming down
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
yellowish; tinged with yellow
stirring; slight movement
using one's arms as a pillow
subtracting points; points deducted
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
on the occasion of; at the time of
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
complete set; all; everything
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods