(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to indicate; to show; to point to
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
identifying an individual; pinpointing an individual
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
detective agency; enquiry agency
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
otherwise; or else; if not
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to explain adequately; to be accountable
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
a paddy moist all year due to improper irrigation
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to be muddy; to be slushy
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
stagnant water; still water; water stopping
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
(water-filled) paddy field
layer of clay; clay stratum
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit