to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
national road; national highway
to lie deep in; to extend far back
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to mistake (A for B); to misread
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
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. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
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 advertisement; job advertisement; want ad
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 (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint