to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
during a telephone call; busy line
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
illegal construction; illegally built house
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
emergency staircase; fire escape
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
conversely; on the contrary
chicken skin (esp. in cooking)
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
parents and siblings; one's relatives
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
steel; sword steel; sword