to telephone; to make a phone call
outside world; physical world
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
detective agency; enquiry agency
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to call again; to call (someone) back
each time it happens; at all such times
unattended (video, audio) recording; message left on the answering machine
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
home telephone; home phone number
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
imposing stance; daunting pose
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to raise one's voice; to shout
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile