call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
cooperation; collaboration
basin (e.g. between mountains)
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
suffix for train car numbers
I appreciate your efforts
mass communication; mass media
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to have the privilege of doing
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
smoothly; easily; readily
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other