telephone call; telephone (device)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
finding employment; getting a job
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
alma mater clique; old school tie
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
unfairness; injustice; partiality
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
training; education; development; cultivation
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
caller; visitor; company; guest
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
a little; a bit; slightly
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
secrecy; highly classified information
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
fine weather; fair weather
boarder; boarding student
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
homecoming; returning home
shopping; purchased goods
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
attendance (at school); going to school
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
although I say; although one might say; although called
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty