bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
brand-new article; new item
unattended (video, audio) recording; message left on the answering machine
function; facility; faculty; feature
public telephone; pay phone
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
considerably; greatly; a lot
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
at once; immediately; right now
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
to approach; to draw near
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time