reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
manned; occupied; piloted
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
Okinotorishima; Okinotori Island
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
ballast (for the foundation of a road or railway track)
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
inconsiderate; insensitive; thoughtless
Marine Day (national holiday; 3rd Monday of July)
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
archipelago; group of islands
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
the best time for doing something is as soon as you've thought of it; there's no time like the present; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
memorial lecture; commemorative speech
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to claim victims; to cause casualties
komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk
chili sauce; chilli sauce
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)