to discuss; to talk together
wicked tongue; abusive language
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
thereupon; shortly thereafter
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
alone; unaided; away from home
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
keep up your strength; chin up!
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
correction; revision; rectification
for example; for instance; e.g.
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
telephone bill; telephone rate
safety; welfare; well-being
regular time; stated period
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from