consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bodily sensation; sense; experience
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
dwelling; house; residence; address
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence