contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
go on!; right!; here goes!
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
scandal; deplorable event
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
yearned for; longed for; missed
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)