person concerned; interested party; related party
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to go out and away; to leave
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
sudden change; complete change
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning