the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
being dotted with; being scattered
each house; every house; many houses
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
locational advantage; advantageous position
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
literally; to the letter; literal
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
orthopedic surgery; orthopaedic surgery; orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
medical director; chief physician
help wanted advertisements
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy