absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
postcard; memo; note; card
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
viewer; (television) audience
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
hello; good day; good afternoon
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
that day; the very same day
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
charming; fascinating; attractive
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
cold storage; refrigeration
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
pushy; pushing; self-assertive