to become empty; to be emptied
in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sleeping pill; sleep medication
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
about the same; about equal to; close match
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
being startled; getting a shock
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
mail; postal matter; postal item
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
along the road; along the way
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work