mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
telephone book; telephone directory
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to call again; to call someone back
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
(battery) charger; AC adapter
to trace back to (the origins of something)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
platform; home; home base; home plate
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
shop; small store; business; firm