not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
something; something or other; something something
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
recently; lately; these days
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
fake; something false; sham; deception
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
female university student; female college student
now that you say that; now that you mention it
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
means of transportation; transport service
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
power of the state; government authority
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to be led by; to be headed by
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless