unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
any more; any further; any better; any longer
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Ise; Lady Ise (poet, 872-938)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
homecoming; returning home
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
answering machine; answerphone
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sorry; excuse me; thank you
of late; lately; this part; this point; here