Now Out: Essay 1389 on 床 (bed; floor; alcove)

From "hotbed" to "sickbed," see how the Japanese use 床 as "bed," as with the fun metaphor "eel bed." Learn to discuss going to bed, getting up again, and making a bed, finding out how to say, "I went to bed later than usual." Discover rationales for raising floors, and read about riverside dining platforms in Kyoto (with tricky nomenclature) and tokonomas, alcoves in traditional buildings.