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to answer the phone

1

smile

2

weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

2

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

evening sun; setting sun

2

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

6

schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus

1

indignation; resentment

1

insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

1

reply; answer; response

2

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

1

anger

1

uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

2

good grief

2

person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm

2

to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

1

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

7

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

5

sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

7

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

6

hiding one's embarrassment

1

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

to drop one's shoulders

1

to repeat; to be frequent

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

4

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

8

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

2

to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

2

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

6

appointment

2

invitation; introduction; temptation

2

(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

2

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

6

school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)

1

supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

9

promptly; quickly

1

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

3

courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)

4

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

2

school gate

1

driver; chauffeur

6

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

very important person; VIP

1

treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

1

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

5

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1