to remain; to stay (somewhere)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
breathing of a sleeping person
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
falling asleep; going to sleep
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to rise; to erect; to get up
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
sedge hat and straw rain cape
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to rush over; to run up to
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to rock; to shake; to swing