to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
telephone booth; telephone box
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
determination; resolution
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
difficult to ...; hard to ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
ill will; malice; evil intent
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
time around sunset; early evening
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
clanging; empty; deserted