silent phone call (form of harassment)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
absence; disregard; indifference
desperately; for one's dear life
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
discovery; detection; finding
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
storage space above closet
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
society; public; community; social studies
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
memory; sense; experience
notice; notification; report; posting
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
stale; hackneyed; cliched
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
impossible; unlikely; improbable
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
very young; little; childish; immature
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor