to stiffen; to become stiff
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
natural voice (without a microphone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it's been a long time; long time no see
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
older brother and younger sister
to telephone; to make a phone call
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such; like that; that sort of; very
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in