to telephone; to make a phone call
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
clanging; empty; deserted
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
candidate (for an election)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
single word; a few words; brief comment
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
first meeting; first contest between
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances