telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
Niigata (city, prefecture)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
if you think about it; come to think of it
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
possible; likely; probable
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
at work; in the midst of work; working
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
how many years; how long; what year
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
since then; from that time; ever since
business trip; official trip
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
one's post; place of work; workplace
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
myself; yourself; I; me; you
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
sorry; excuse me; thank you
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me