strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to frolic about; to mess around
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to grow up; to become an adult
rather; sooner; preferably
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
large serving; large portion
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
escaped prisoner; fugitive
to detain; to take into custody
sending home; repatriation; deportation
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Seto Oohashi; Great Seto Bridge
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
Kurashiki (city); storage charges
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
retainer; vassal; follower