control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
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
this (very thing); this precisely
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
dozens; scores of; decades
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
several minutes; a few minutes
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to look away; to avert one's eyes
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
excursion; field trip; school trip
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
at that time; in those days
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person