safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
several years; a few years
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
all night long; all through the night
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
air conditioning; air cooling
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward