telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
at work; in the midst of work; working
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
such; like that; that sort of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
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.)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
donation; contribution; endowment
honorific/polite/humble prefix
residence; housing; residential building
interview (e.g. for a job)
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to be conspicuous; to stand out
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
good-quality; superior in quality
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful