answering machine; answer phone
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be flexible; to be accommodating
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
materials; data; document
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
foreign; abroad; overseas
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the other day; lately; recently
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team