natural;  reasonable;  obvious;  usual;  common;  ordinary
 inside;  interior;  among;  within;  middle;  center;  during
 futon;  Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet;  round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
 above;  up;  top;  summit;  surface;  before;  previous
 to rock;  to shake;  to swing
 to greet;  to call out (to);  to invite;  to get in touch (with);  to cheer (on);  to give vocal support (to)
 rest;  recess;  vacation;  holiday;  dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
 occasionally;  once in a while;  now and then;  rarely;  seldom
 expresses a firm view or feeling;  please ...;  would you ...
 drizzling (rain);  blearily;  weakly (blinking);  dejectedly;  gloomily
 eye;  eyeball;  eyesight;  sight;  look;  stare;  notice
 to rub;  to chafe;  to strike (match);  to lose (e.g. a match);  to forfeit;  to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
 sluggishly;  slowly;  ploddingly;  stolidly (standing);  impassively
 to straighten up;  to sit upright
 bed hair;  hair disarranged during sleep;  habit of moving around in one's sleep;  sleeping habit
 to attach;  to join;  to furnish (a house with);  to wear;  to put on;  to keep a diary;  to make an entry
 mouth;  lips;  shape of the mouth;  near an entrance;  vicinity of an entrance
 approximate age;  apparent age;  marriageable age (esp. of a woman);  age of maturity;  appropriate age (to ...);  old enough (to ...)
 state;  condition;  the way things should be;  ideal state;  truth
 to wash;  to cleanse;  to inquire into;  to investigate;  to purify (one's heart);  to lave (e.g. shore)
 unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet);  shakily;  wavering (in one's mind);  unsteadily;  aimlessly;  unconsciously
 tottering steps;  drunken staggering
 kitchen;  financial situation
 movement;  transfer;  migration;  mobile;  moving;  traveling
 addition;  increase;  Canada
 splish-splash;  with a splash
 to start;  to begin;  to start up (a business, society, etc.);  to open (e.g. a store);  to start ...;  to begin to ...
 nightclothes;  nightwear;  sleepwear;  pyjamas;  pajamas;  nightgown
 same;  similar;  (just) like;  equal
 jersey (fabric);  jersey;  (sports) uniform;  Jersey (cattle)
 poverty-stricken;  destitute;  poor;  penurious
 perfunctory;  half-minded;  sloppy;  lazy;  careless;  noncommittal
 bread;  (sweet) pastry;  staff of life;  one's bread
 to buy;  to purchase;  to value;  to have a high opinion;  to stir;  to provoke
 to eat;  to live;  to make a living;  to bite;  to sting (as insects do);  to tease;  to torment
 attendance (at school);  going to school
 plans;  arrangement;  schedule;  program;  programme;  expectation
 floor;  stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player);  dining platform built across a river
 through;  throughout;  in the course of;  all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
 drop of water;  vessel for replenishing inkstone water
 to drop;  to lose;  to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.);  to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair);  to lose (a match);  to reject (an applicant);  to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)