to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone
same; similar; (just) like; equal
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
being off guard; being defenseless
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
pro-am; combination of professional and amateur players
set meal; special (of the day)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
minor character; secondary character
definite decision; final decision
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
partly puffed up; bubblingly
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly