telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
self control; self restraint
late at night; small hours of the morning
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
the other day; lately; recently
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
general idea; concept; notion