arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
interview (e.g. for a job)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
number-withheld phone calls
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
heartstrings; koto string
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
telephone exchange number
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
clearly; distinctly; vividly
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
innumerable; countless; numberless
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
important person; strategic person; key figure
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
essence; true nature; substance; reality
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution