bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
dwelling; house; residence; address
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
last night; yesterday evening
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at once; immediately; right now
mass communication; mass media
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
personal; individual; private
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency