telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to call again; to call someone back
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
guidance; leadership; leading the way
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to make coffee; to brew coffee
kitchen; financial situation
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to chase; to run after; to pursue
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing