telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
jet bath spa; whirlpool bath; jacuzzi
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
number one; first; best; most; game; round
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)