suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
homecoming; returning home
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
low-power transmission; weak signals
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
doctor's assistance; doctor's assistant; locum tenens
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
medical expenses; doctor's bill
by today; before the day is over
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
leaping over multiple steps in stairs (e.g. when in a hurry)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
brown envelope; manila envelope