absence from work without permission
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
strike (i.e. industrial action)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
stupid brat; son of a bitch
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be found; to be discovered
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to face; to go towards; to head towards
originally; by nature; from the start
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(another's) daughter; young lady
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
just one person; only one
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
sympathy; compassion; pity
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!