to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
telecommunications; correspondence
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
telephone book; telephone directory
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
registration; accession; register; entry; record
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
winter vacation; winter holidays
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly