on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
entreaty; supplication; petition
writing; composition; essay; sentence
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
shellfish; seashell; shell
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
telephone booth; telephone box
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
determination; resolution
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to happen to meet; to come across
to reason; to sum up; to conclude