as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
expression; look; countenance; face
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
button (clothing); push-button
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
these days; nowadays; recently
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to lose one's way; to get lost
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
store name; shop name; restaurant name
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
dressing room; fitting room
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
woman; female; feminine gender
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve