ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to become better; to improve
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
mechanism; organization; organisation
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
operation; functioning; running
until now; so far; up to the present
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
scenery; scene; landscape
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp