construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
place to die; place of death
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
district; section; sector
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Hokkaido sika (deer) (Cervus nippon yesoensis); Yezo sika
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
suggestion; hint; implication
hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta); kiwi berry; tara vine; bower vine
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)