biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to put one's life on the line
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
headquarters; head office; main office
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
mountaineering club; mountain area
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
discovery; detection; finding
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
German shepherd (dog breed); Alsatian; shepherd
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on