culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
military force; military strength
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
separate case; another matter
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
within; inside of; less than
sunlight; rays of the Sun
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
memory; sense; experience
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
drunkenness; intoxication
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)