to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
electricity; (electric) light
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
breathing of a sleeping person
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to approach; to draw near
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
never mind!; don't worry about it
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to breathe while sleeping
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe