written notification; notification (written)
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
having said that; be that as it may
offender; criminal; culprit
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
development; exploitation
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase