Vocabulary

woman who has borne only male children

widower; divorced man not remarried

usurpation

baptism by immersion

dip-dyeing

when one has just fallen asleep; moment just after falling asleep; time soon after falling asleep

bed-wetting

dull blade; blunt sword

comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)

staying at home during the New Year's holiday

bedridden senior citizen

pressing clothes, etc. by placing them under the bedding while one sleeps

sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber

head of a sleeping person

one's figure during sleep

nightcap; a drink before sleeping

being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake

awaken

coffin; casket

sofa; couch; lounge chair

bedroom

bed and bedding

on the verge of sleep; just after falling asleep

underhanded or Machiavelli-like person

main building in a Heian palace

manner of Heian-era palatial architecture

smoking in bed

(stable) litter

hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair

submarine carrier

diving suit

decompression sickness; caisson disease; the bends

diving apparatus

latency

incubation period

invisible unemployment

residual sovereignty

caisson

caisson disease; the bends

midget submarine