Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
suffix for familiar person
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
from the viewpoint of; according to
several years; a few years
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
gender; distinction of sex; sex
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
originally; by nature; from the start
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
imagination; supposition; guess
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
that day; the very same day
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
speech; expression; wording; language
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor