middle of the night; dead of night
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
without cause; without reason
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
right to choose; a say; option
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
ancestor; forefather; foremother
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
coincident with; while; simultaneously
came here; coming here; recently
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to summon courage; to be brave
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to get angry; to become perverse
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to become rounded; to roll into a ball