telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a Buddha; deceased person
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
middle of the night; dead of night
meaning; significance; sense
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
danger; peril; hazard; risk
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
showing one's face in public; facing another person
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to close (one's eyes); to shut
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key