soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
all night long; all through the night
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to fall off; to tumble down
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
opening fully; full throttle; full power
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
middle of the night; dead of night
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
that's the way it is; such is life
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood