notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
the same; the said; likewise
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
rather; sooner; preferably
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to speak; to hear a voice
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
surely; certainly; without doubt
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
how long; how much; to what extent
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to grant someone's request