counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
pillar of fire; blazing column
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
breaking off; snapping off
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning