busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
prepaid (phone, card, etc.)
apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to be powered on; to be turned on
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
telephone call; telephone (device)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
year in, year out; always; 24-7
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
in that way; like that; that way
long; drawn-out; very long