elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
naturally; of course; understandably
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
new life; fresh start; new routine
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
other side; opposite side; other party
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses