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jué
    jue2
chüeh
 satoru
    さとる

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Awareness
to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware
(personal name) Satoru
bodhi, from bodha, 'knowing, understanding', means enlightenment, illumination; 覺 is to awake, apprehend, perceive, realize; awake, aware; (also, to sleep). It is illumination, enlightenment, or awakening in regard to the real in contrast to the seeming; also, enlightenment in regard to moral evil. Cf. 菩提 and 佛.

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xiāng
    xiang1
hsiang
 yuka
    ゆか

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Fragrant / Good Smell
fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; CL:根[gen1]
(See 御香) incense; (female given name) Yuka
(竹; 象) Incense made in coils and burnt to measure the time; also 香盤; 香印.; gandha. Fragrance; incense; the sense of smell, i.e. one of the ṣaḍāyātana, six senses. Incense is one of the 使 Buddha's messengers to stimulate faith and devotion.

ヤニ

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 yani
    ヤニ

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Yani
(1) resin; (2) (tobacco) resin; tar; nicotine; (3) sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)

十戒

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shí jiè
    shi2 jie4
shih chieh
 jukkai
    じゅっかい

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Ten Commandments
the ten commandments (religion)
(1) (Buddhist term) the 10 precepts; (2) Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog; (surname) Jukkai
Śikṣāpada. The ten prohibitions (in Pāli form) consist of five commandments for the layman: (1) not to destroy life 不殺生 pāṇātipātāveramaṇi; (2) not to steal 不倫盜 adinnādānāver; (3) not to commit adultery 不婬慾 abrahmacaryaver.; (4) not to lie 不妄語musāvādāver.; (5) not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 suramereyya-majjapamādaṭṭhānāver. Eight special commandments for laymen consist of the preceding five plus: (6) not to eat food out of regulated hours 不非時食 vikāla-bhojanāver.; (7) not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 mālā- gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā; (8) not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 uccāsayanā-mahāsayanā. The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding eight plus: (9) not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances, not to see or listen to such 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanāver.; (10) to refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 jātarūpa-rajata-paṭīggahaṇāver. Under the Māhayāna these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbour no scepticism.

安息

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ān xī
    an1 xi1
an hsi
 ansoku
    あんそく

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Sleep / Rest / Repose
to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace
(n,vs,vi) rest; repose
(安息國) Parthia, 波斯 modern Persia, from which several monks came to China in the later Han dynasty, such as 安世高 An Shigao, 安玄 Anxuan, 曇無諦 Tan Wudi, 安法欽 An Faqin, 安淸 Anqing.; To rest.

安穩


安稳

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ān wěn
    an1 wen3
an wen
 an non

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Stable - Mind at Peace
steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth
安隱 Body and mind at rest.

お休み

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 oyasumi
    おやすみ

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Good Night
(1) (polite language) holiday; day off; absence; (2) (honorific or respectful language) sleep; rest; (expression) (3) (abbreviation) (kana only) Good night

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shuì
    shui4
shui
 sui
    ねむり
to sleep; to lie down
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) sleep; sleeping; (2) inactivity; (3) death; (irregular okurigana usage) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sleep; sleeping; (2) inactivity; (3) death
śaya, asleep; sleep; śay, to sleep.

入眠

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rù mián
    ru4 mian2
ju mien
 nyuumin / nyumin
    にゅうみん
to fall asleep
(n,vs,vi) falling asleep; sleep onset

夢寐


梦寐

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mèng mèi
    meng4 mei4
meng mei
 mubi
    むび
to dream; to sleep
(noun/participle) asleep; dreaming

安眠

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ān mián
    an1 mian2
an mien
 anmin
    あんみん
to sleep peacefully
(n,vs,vi) sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

昏睡

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hūn shuì
    hun1 shui4
hun shui
 konsui
    こんすい
to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc)
(n,vs,vi) (1) {med} coma; (n,vs,vi) (2) deep sleep; falling fast asleep

熟睡

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shú shuì
    shu2 shui4
shu shui
 jukusui
    じゅくすい
asleep; sleeping soundly
(n,vs,vi) deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

睡眠

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shuì mián
    shui4 mian2
shui mien
 suimin
    すいみん
sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode
(noun - becomes adjective with の) sleep
idem; also middha, drowsiness, torpor, sloth.

露宿

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lù sù
    lu4 su4
lu su
 roshuku
    ろしゅく
to sleep outdoors; to spend the night in the open
(noun/participle) (See 野宿) sleeping outdoors

不眠不休

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bù mián bù xiū
    bu4 mian2 bu4 xiu1
pu mien pu hsiu
 fuminfukyuu / fuminfukyu
    ふみんふきゅう
without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) no sleep or rest; working day and night

睡眠不足

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shuì mián bù zú
    shui4 mian2 bu4 zu2
shui mien pu tsu
 suiminbusoku
    すいみんぶそく
lack of sleep; sleep deficit
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation


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    yi4
i
to talk in one's sleep

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bìng
    bing4
ping
nightmare; start in sleep

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mèi
    mei4
mei
to sleep soundly

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 ne(p); shin; i(ok)
    ね(P); しん; い(ok)
sleep


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qǐn
    qin3
ch`in
    chin
 shin
(bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest; (bound form) bedroom; (bound form) imperial tomb; (literary) to stop; to cease
To sleep, rest; stop; a retiring room, resting place.

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    wu4
wu
 go
to awake from sleep
to awaken

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xiē
    xie1
hsieh
to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while

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shú
    shu2
shu
 munekazu
    むねかず
ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shou2]
(adj-na,adv) (kana only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) completely; really; thoroughly; deeply; severely; intently; (personal name) Munekazu
Ripe.

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    ji4
chi
nervous start in sleep

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mián
    mian2
mien
 min
    みん
to sleep; to hibernate
(female given name) Min
To close the eyes, to sleep.

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chī
    chi1
ch`ih
    chih
(bound form) sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye)

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fèn
    fen4
fen
to sleep (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 睡[shui4]

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zhī
    zhi1
chih
 yani; yani
    やに; ヤニ
fat; rouge (cosmetics); resin
(1) resin; (2) (tobacco) resin; tar; nicotine; (3) sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)
Fat, lard; soapstone; wealth; translit. ci, cai; see 支.

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chǎn
    chan3
ch`an
    chan
to talk in one's sleep; old variant of 諂|谄[chan3]

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    yi4
i
 gei
talking in one's sleep


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    pu4
p`u
    pu
 minezawa
    みねざわ
plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station
mine tunnel; mine shaft; mineshaft; (personal name) Minezawa

一眠

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 ichimin
    いちみん
the first sleep (of silkworms)

一睡

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 issui
    いっすい
(n,vs,vi) wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

三尸

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 sanshi
    さんし
(See 庚申待) the three worms (in Taoism); worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings

上簇

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 jouzoku / jozoku
    じょうぞく
(noun/participle) spinning of cocoons; silkworm's last sleep; transformation to the pupa stage

上蔟

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 jouzoku / jozoku
    じょうぞく
(noun/participle) spinning of cocoons; silkworm's last sleep; transformation to the pupa stage

亂搞


乱搞

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luàn gǎo
    luan4 gao3
luan kao
to make a mess; to mess with; to be wild; to sleep around; to jump into bed

五欲

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wǔ yù
    wu3 yu4
wu yü
 goyoku
The five desires, arising from the objects of the five senses, things seen, heard, smelt, tasted, or touched. Also, the five desires of wealth, sex, foodand-drink, fame, and sleep.

交睫

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jiāo jié
    jiao1 jie2
chiao chieh
to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)

伏す

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 fusu
    ふす
(v5s,vi) (1) (See 伏せる・3) to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to fall prostrate; (v5s,vi) (2) (See 伏して) to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to prostrate oneself; (v5s,vi) (3) to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; (v5s,vi) (4) (usu. as 臥す) (See 臥せる) to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness); (transitive verb) (5) (See 伏せる・1) to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to turn over (face down); (transitive verb) (6) (See 伏せる・4) to conceal; to hide; to keep secret

休む

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 yasumu
    やすむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to be absent; to take a day off; (v5m,vi) (2) to rest; to have a break; (v5m,vi) (3) to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; (v5m,vi) (4) to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

佗寝

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 wabine
    わびね
lonesome sleep; sleeping alone

假寐

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jiǎ mèi
    jia3 mei4
chia mei
to doze; to take a nap; nodding off to sleep

八戒

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bā jiè
    ba1 jie4
pa chieh
 hakkai; hachikai
    はっかい; はちかい
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
{Buddh} (See 五戒) the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
(八戒齋) The first eight of the ten commandments, see 戒; not to kill; not to take things not given; no ignoble (i.e. sexual) conduct; not to speak falsely; not to drink wine; not to indulge in cosmetics, personal adornments, dancing, or music; not to sleep on fine beds, but on a mat on the ground; and not to eat out of regulation hours, i.e. after noon. Another group divides the sixth into two―against cosmetics and adornments and against dancing and music; the first eight are then called the eight prohibitory commands and the last the 齋 or fasting commandment. Also 八齋戒; 八關齋 (八支齋) ; cf. 八種勝法.

冬眠

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dōng mián
    dong1 mian2
tung mien
 toumin / tomin
    とうみん
to hibernate; hibernation
(n,vs,vi) hibernation; winter sleep; torpor; (given name) Toumin

分房

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fēn fáng
    fen1 fang2
fen fang
to sleep in separate rooms; distribution of social housing

助眠

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zhù mián
    zhu4 mian2
chu mien
to promote sleep

合眼

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hé yǎn
    he2 yan3
ho yen
to close one's eyes; to get to sleep

嗜眠

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 shimin
    しみん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) deep sleep; torpor

嘘寝

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 usone
    うそね
(noun/participle) feigned sleep; playing possum

囈語


呓语

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yì yǔ
    yi4 yu3
i yü
 geigo / gego
    げいご
to talk in one's sleep; crazy talk
delirious talk; nonsense

夜驚


夜惊

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yè jīng
    ye4 jing1
yeh ching
night terror; sleep terror

夢囈


梦呓

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mèng yì
    meng4 yi4
meng i
talking in one's sleep; delirious ravings; nonsense; sheer fantasy

夢話


梦话

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mèng huà
    meng4 hua4
meng hua
talking in one's sleep; words spoken during sleep; fig. speech bearing no relation to reality; delusions

夢魔


梦魔

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mèng mó
    meng4 mo2
meng mo
 muma
    むま
night demon (malign spirit believed to plague people during sleep)
(1) nightmare; (2) incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream

安寢


安寝

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ān qǐn
    an1 qin3
an ch`in
    an chin
to sleep peacefully

安枕

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ān zhěn
    an1 zhen3
an chen
to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries

寐る

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 neru
    ねる
(out-dated kanji) (v1,vi) (1) to lie down; (2) to go to bed; to lie in bed; (3) to sleep (lying down); (4) to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); (5) to lie idle

寐語

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 bigo
    びご
(See 寝言・ねごと) sleep-talking; nonsense

寝ぬ

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 inu
    いぬ
(v2n-s,vi) (1) (archaism) (See 寝る・ねる・1) to sleep; (v2n-s,vi) (2) (archaism) (See 寝る・ねる・2) to go to bed; (v2n-s,vi) (3) (archaism) to retire; to repose

寝る

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 neru
    ねる
(v1,vi) (1) to lie down; (2) to go to bed; to lie in bed; (3) to sleep (lying down); (4) to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); (5) to lie idle

寝姿

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 nesugata
    ねすがた
one's figure during sleep

寝巻

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 nemaki
    ねまき
sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown; nightdress

寝汗

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 nease
    ねあせ
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats

寝癖

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 neguse
    ねぐせ
(1) bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; (2) habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit

寝言

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 negoto
    ねごと
(1) talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) nonsense; gibberish

寝際

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 negiwa
    ねぎわ
on the verge of sleep; just after falling asleep

就寢


就寝

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jiù qǐn
    jiu4 qin3
chiu ch`in
    chiu chin
to go to sleep; to go to bed (literary)
See: 就寝

就眠

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 shuumin / shumin
    しゅうみん
(n,vs,vi) going to sleep; falling asleep; sleeping

御夜

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 oyoru
    およる
(honorific or respectful language) (archaism) sleep; rest

御寝

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 oyoru
    およる
(honorific or respectful language) (archaism) sleep; rest

微睡

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 bisui
    びすい
(See まどろみ) doze; nap; short sleep

徹宵

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 tesshou / tessho
    てっしょう
(n,vs,vi) all night; without sleep

快眠

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 kaimin
    かいみん
(n,vs,vi) pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well

抱く

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 daku
    だく
(transitive verb) (1) to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; (transitive verb) (2) to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; (transitive verb) (3) to sit on (eggs); to brood

抱睡

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bào shuì
    bao4 shui4
pao shui
to hold a baby or child while they sleep; to spoon with one's partner

挺屍


挺尸

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tǐng shī
    ting3 shi1
t`ing shih
    ting shih
(lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse; (coll.) to sleep

敷物

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 shikimono
    しきもの
(1) carpet; rug; matting; carpeting; (2) mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; (3) spread; (cloth) cover; coaster

春眠

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 shunmin
    しゅんみん
deep sleep; sleep soundly; (given name) Shunmin

枕籍

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 chinseki
    ちんせき
    chinsha
    ちんしゃ
(1) (archaism) bedding; bed; (noun/participle) (2) (archaism) to sleep together in the same bed; (3) (archaism) to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow; (4) (archaism) to sleep together using books as a pillow

枕藉

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zhěn jiè
    zhen3 jie4
chen chieh
 chinseki
    ちんせき
    chinsha
    ちんしゃ
to lie in total disorder; lying fallen over one another
(1) (archaism) bedding; bed; (noun/participle) (2) (archaism) to sleep together in the same bed; (3) (archaism) to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow; (4) (archaism) to sleep together using books as a pillow

枝る

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 edaru; edaru
    えだる; エダる
(v5r,vi) (net-sl) (after Yukio Edano, Chief Cabinet Secretary during the 2011 earthquake) to work without sleep or rest

楽寝

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 rakune
    らくね
(n,vs,vi) comfortable rest or sleep

歇息

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xiē xi
    xie1 xi5
hsieh hsi
to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep

永眠

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yǒng mián
    yong3 mian2
yung mien
 eimin / emin
    えいみん
to pass away; to die; to rest eternally
(n,vs,vi) (euph) eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away; death

油団

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 yuton
    ゆとん
oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

浅い

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 asai
    あさい
(adjective) (1) (ant: 深い・1) shallow; superficial; (adjective) (2) slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge); (adjective) (3) short (time); early; young

浅眠

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 senmin
    せんみん
light sleep; poor sleep

浮寝

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 ukine
    うきね
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) sleeping in a ship; (2) sleeping on the surface of the water (of a bird); (3) restless sleep; (4) casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)

熟眠

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shóu mián
    shou2 mian2
shou mien
 jukumin
    じゅくみん
(n,vs,vi) sound sleep
deep sleep

猛醒

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měng xǐng
    meng3 xing3
meng hsing
to realize suddenly; to wake up to the truth; to suddenly awake from sleep

甜睡

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tián shuì
    tian2 shui4
t`ien shui
    tien shui
to sleep soundly

痺れ

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 shibire
    しびれ
(kana only) numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

盗汗

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 nease
    ねあせ
    toukan / tokan
    とうかん
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats

目垢

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 meaka
    めあか
(rare) (See 目やに) eye discharge; eye mucus; sleep

目屎

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 mekuso
    めくそ
eye discharge; eye mucus; sleep

目糞

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 mekuso
    めくそ
eye discharge; eye mucus; sleep

目脂

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 meyani
    めやに
    ganshi
    がんし
eye mucus; eye discharge; "sleep"

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