living room (Western style); sitting room
preparation; arrangements
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
don't you think?; indicates question
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
almost; roughly; approximately
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away