telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
flight; desertion; escape
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
society; public; community; social studies
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
time; hour; period; class
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to keep (a person) waiting
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
now; the present time; just now; another; more
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled