to telephone; to make a phone call
answering machine; answer phone
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
will; testament; last request
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
trio; gang of three; threesome
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
looking pale; looking unwell
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
woman; female; feminine gender
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
sympathy; compassion; pity
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)