countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
opposite side; other side; other party
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
together; at the same time; same; identical
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
authenticity; credibility
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
that's true; of course; obviously
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
just because; even if; even though
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
curiosity; inquisitiveness
conviction; belief; confidence
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
ostentation; show; affectation
sympathy; compassion; pity
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)