friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
inside; interior; inner part
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
action; operation; effect; function
falling asleep; sleep onset
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
flooding a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
without; but if; otherwise; or else
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
mouthpiece of a telephone
outside of; not covered by
to hold something reverently with both hands
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed