telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
how; in what way; how about
middle of the night; dead of night
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
time; hour; period; class
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
woman; female; feminine gender
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
victim; injured party; sufferer
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
failure; mistake; blunder
covered with; stained; smeared
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
witnessing; observing; sighting
what kind of; what sort of; what
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible