telephone table; telephone stand
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
manner of using one's hands
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
Saitama (city, prefecture)
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
insect catching; bug catching
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
please sit down; please have a seat
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
rather than; more ... than ...
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
treating someone like a child
hiding one's embarrassment
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
deity with extraordinary spiritual powers
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
unceasing; never-ending; endless
on bad terms; at loggerheads
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe