telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
suspension of water supply; water outage
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
temporary retirement; suspension from office
settlement out of court; private settlement
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
cancellation of a contract
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
living by oneself; living alone
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
newly appointed; inaugural
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to come back; to return; to recur
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)