magic bullet

a surname / a place name, such as that of Hamada City in Shimane Prefecture

a surname

yet, still / Indicating it hasn't been a long time since something happened. / Indicating a choice is not good enough but still slightly better than others.

as far as ... is concerned; in terms of ...

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)

to use one's head

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard

Short for マーダーミステリー.

Madagascar - country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Madagascar.