to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
country living; life in the country; country life
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
solitude; loneliness; isolation
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
not covered (by); not subject (to)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
the same as something was reputed to be