sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
dwelling; house; residence; address
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
at first; in the beginning; originally
alert status; emergency alert
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
one's figure during sleep
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
late at night; at a late hour
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to keep a watchful eye on
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
two colours; two varieties; two types
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
limited time; limited-time offer
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument