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arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

2

to install a telephone

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

6

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

12

belle; (town) beauty

68

from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

3

acquaintance

10

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

1

ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone

2

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

19

to answer the phone

2

light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow

1

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

8

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)

1

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

6

Ueno Station

2

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

2

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

2

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

19

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

6

shopping bag

3

two

15

both hands; both arms; ten

20

to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)

4

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

3

middle of the night; dead of night

9

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

2

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

4

next; then; after that

6

on the way home from work; returning from work

1

bench

5

to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out

10

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

2

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

37

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

5

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

12

heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)

3

as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to

3

to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

1

doorknob; door knob; door handle

3

to shine

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

41

to deceive; to blind the eyes of

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

2

curtain; curtains

11

desk

5

refrigerator; fridge

8

cupboard; sideboard

1

chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser

3

literally; to the letter; literal

1