reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to speak; to hear a voice
that is to say; so that means
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
human; human-like; as a person
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding