sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to recall; to remember; to recollect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
secret understanding; collusion
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
bygones; the past; past event
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
political measures; policy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
defense; defence; protection
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
stationing (troops); occupancy
railroad; railway; rail transport
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
at that time; in those days
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to rank next to; to come after
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
center; centre; metropolis
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
house to house; door to door