always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
scene; sight; scenario; setting
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
underground train; subway
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
since then; from that time; ever since
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
at work; in the midst of work; working
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
answering machine; answer phone
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
way of talking; speaking style
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue