swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
fifth day of the month; five days
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
natural history; wide learning; broad area of learning
example; specimen; sample
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
first warbling heard in a New Year
government office; agency; board
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
express; special delivery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
postcard; memo; note; card
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
again (and again); once again; yet again
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer