authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
person making threats; intimidator
to telephone; to make a phone call
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(with a) start; fright; alarm
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
news; word; tidings; omen
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie