zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
way out; means to escape; escape route
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
program board (concert, theatrical production); act-announcement sheets; mekuri karuta
walking around at night; night travel; night train
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
shoji (paper sliding door)
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
moisture; humidity; dampness
poly-; polyethylene; police; polyphonic
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
stillness; tranquility; tranquillity; dullness
washing machine (laundry)
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
cross between a mallard and domestic duck
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
Dow-Jones average (New York Stock Exchange)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open