call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
dispersing; breaking up; running away
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
thereupon; shortly thereafter
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
audience (with a person of high standing)
at your own discretion; as you see fit
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold