telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
being a good listener; good listener
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to lose heart; to lose motivation
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
sign; mark; marker; marker
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
scale; scope; plan; structure
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern