telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
business trip; official trip
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
sick person; patient; invalid
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well