marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
great laughter; burst of laughter
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
as if it weren't already enough
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
one's physical safety; personal security
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
study; diligence; discount; reduction
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to telephone; to make a phone call
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period