telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
tension; mental strain; nervousness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
older sister; lass; young lady
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
ago; since; before; previous
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
don't you think?; indicates question
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
family; members of a family
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
increased volume or quantity