answering machine; answerphone
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to be powered on; to be turned on
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
for this very reason; that is exactly why
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to move (house); to change residence
beginning; outset; first; onset
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky