telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
the place for; the time for; the level of
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
notice; notification; report; posting
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
foreign; abroad; overseas
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
hey there; I say; see here
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to complain; to lodge a complaint