lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
being fast asleep (and totally unaware of what is going on around one); know-it-all manner
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
distant place; faraway location; far away
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
one more time; once more; once again
China and Japan; Chinese-Japanese; middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); day of an equinox
what time; (lit.) which hour
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
conviction; belief; confidence
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
inattention; absent-mindedness
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
unperceived; unnoticed; unnoted; out-of-the-way; out of sight; inconspicuous
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
locker room; changing room; dressing room
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to change (one's clothes)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)