cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
birth; creation; formation
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
death by suffocation; death by choking
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
anxiety (about the future)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to force open; to push open
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
brilliant; bright; dazzling
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships