telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to stroke down; to smooth down
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to throw at; to turn; to raise
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
university student; college student
impossible; unlikely; improbable
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
object of romantic interest
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to look down on; to condescend
at that time; in those days
extensive knowledge; erudition
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
the same generation; coeval
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid