tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
calling by name; designation; nomination
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
last night; yesterday evening
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
ensemble; harmony (between performers); coordination; ensemble (of clothes); outfit
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
like a decent person; human
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
is something that; is that which
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in comparison to; rather than
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
while moving; on the move
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
second day of the month; two days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
warmly; cordially; with tender care
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
don't you think?; indicates question