to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to have the privilege of doing
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
courteous; decorous; polite
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; 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 line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
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 (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); 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
substitute doctor; locum tenens; locum
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
medical expenses; doctor's bill
schedule; program; calendar
by today; before the day is over
the West; the Occident; Western countries