bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
polish; improvement; burnishing
please (give me); please (do for me)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
late at night; at a late hour
to overdo; to do too much
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to blaze; to burn brightly
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
wheat straw; barley straw
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
under the staircase; understairs
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
very; much; greatly; a lot of
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
in the same way as; just like