by myself; in person; by oneself
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
in that way; like that; that way
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
commencing with; including
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
answering machine; answerphone
answering machine; answer phone
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
the other day; a few days ago
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
for the first time in one's life
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)