operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
by myself; in person; by oneself
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
study; diligence; discount; reduction
together; at the same time; same; identical
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
business trip; official trip
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling