lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be dried out; to be parched
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
stepping back; drawing back
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to become pale; to turn pale
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
here and there; in places
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to sit down; to take a seat
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash