Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to speak; to hear a voice
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
now that; since; so long as; because
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
edict; public announcement