these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
telco; telecommunications company; common carrier
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
public telephone; pay phone
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to have a meal; to take a meal
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
retrogression; regression
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
handmade object; craftwork; handmade
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
serious look (on one's face); straight face