expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
time; hour; period; class
even though; despite; when
company; corporation; workplace
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
president's office; director's office
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS
nice; good; well-executed
hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase