to telephone; to make a phone call
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
clearing one's throat; cough
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
stealthily; secretly; in secret
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
coincident with; while; simultaneously
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
second (unit of time); arc second
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point