to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
questions and answers; dialogue
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to strangle; to constrict
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
proficient; skilled; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons