Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
long ago; already; a long time ago
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
another thing; exception; special case
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
the other day; lately; recently
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to drop; to let fall; to omit
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to stare back (at); to glare back
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff