to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
sharp parting remark; parting threat
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to collapse into; to flop onto
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to put one's strength into
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
with a start; with a jump
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays