function; facility; faculty; feature
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
if so; in that case; in that situation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
that; the matter in question
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
genuine article; real thing; real deal
any more; any further; any better; any longer
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
training (esp. in-service); induction course
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to know (a person); to think
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
illegitimate child; secret love child
secret; private; surreptitious