to telephone; to make a phone call
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
deep emotion; strong feelings
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
not worth considering; out of the question
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
free time; spare time; idle moment
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
as a child; when one was a child