to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
reading matter; reading material
waste of time; killing time
to go out and away; to leave
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
children's story; fairy tale
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate