lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
simply; merely; only; solely
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
not necessarily so; is not always true
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
should; must; -able; probably; likely
this world; this life; world of the living
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
dictaphone; dictation system
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
how; in what way; how about
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear