telecommunications; correspondence
unexpected meeting; coincidence
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
looking depressed; long face
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
recall (of an elected official); removal of an elected official from office though a petition and popular vote; recall (of a defective product)
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to put one's strength into
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
27th day of the month; 27 days
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
shoulder (of a road); berm
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf