arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
24 hours; twenty-four hours
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
vocal sound; tone of voice
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to telephone; to make a phone call
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)