telecommunications company; telco
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to put on airs; to assume importance
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
top news; front-page news; lead story
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to speak; to hear a voice
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
news programme; news program
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement