quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
late at night; at a late hour
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
on the occasion of; at the time of
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
choices; alternatives; options
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
stairs; stairway; staircase
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to run down (stairs, etc.)
inside; interior; inner part
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)