what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
individual; private person; personal; private
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
capacity; volume; capacitance
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to control; to command; to get the better of
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to blame; to find fault with
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
reason; cause; history; origin
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but