nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
fourth day of the month; four days
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
in one's own way or style
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
chorus; singing in a chorus
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
dining; dining room; meal
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
surely; certainly; without doubt