above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
interception (email); wiretap; bug
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
danger; peril; hazard; risk
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
directionality; directivity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
perfect; complete; flawless
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
different opinion; objection
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
wasting one's breath (trying to explain something); (lit.) (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention