to telephone; to make a phone call
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
answering machine; answer phone
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
Alison; Allison; Allyson; Alyson
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
time; hour; period; class
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
form; shape; figure; visage
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
parting; separation; farewell
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
quiet; still; surreptitious
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
race (of people); type of person
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
one large ...; a great ...
position; location; base; point; site
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
depravity; corruption; degradation
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things