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)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
should; must; -able; probably; likely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
when; how soon; how long until
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
strange disease; rare disease
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to amuse oneself; to make merry
such; this sort of; like this
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have a talk; to tell a story
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
winter vacation; winter holidays
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
tenth day of the month; ten days
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...