telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
senior high school; high school
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
article; news story; report; account
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
such; this sort of; like this
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally