Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
serious; severe; grave; acute
single word; a few words; brief comment
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
by means of; due to; because of; according to
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
like a decent person; human
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
last days; the end; one's fate
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation