telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
understood; I see; OK; present; here
of course; certainly; naturally
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
having an ancient and honorable origin
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
front; frontage; facade; main
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
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(social) position; status
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
understanding; comprehension
to become better; to improve
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely