pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
married woman; another's wife
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to find oneself fearful; to have an awful time
to tighten; to press hard
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to hand over; to surrender
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects