telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
lading; loading; carrying
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
solution; solution strategy
in the same way as; just like
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
such ... as; or some such
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
fast walking; semi-jogging
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
after a long time; for the first time in a while
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to stop walking; to pause
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
small bag of snack food (cookies, potato chips, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
confections; sweets; candy; cake
central stalk of a dried rice plant
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
female high-school student
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.