telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
distant land; remote location; distant province
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
electricity; (electric) light
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
dictaphone; dictation system
story; tale; talk; discussion
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
real intention; true motive; true meaning
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
everything; anything; nothing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to overdo; to do too much
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog