death / (law, historical) one of the five punishments under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, the methods used are 絞 (kō, “strangling”) and 斬 (zan, “decapitation”)

少ない: few, a small amount of

pleasure

to differ, to vary / to be incorrect, to make a mistake / to run counter to, to go against, to defy

differ; vary / go against; run counter to; disobey

sleepiness, drowsiness

眠い: sleepy

(childish) sleepiness / (childish) sleep

rest (of a silkworm before moulting)

sleep