au (Japanese mobile phone brand)
rectangular company stamp; square company seal
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
new shop; new store; new restaurant
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
the same night; that night
one's original family name; maiden name
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
close; intimate; on good terms
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
answering machine; answer phone
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
Nagano (city, prefecture)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to behave well (of a child)
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone