country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
how long; how much; to what extent
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
course; route; path; process; means
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to face; to go towards; to head towards
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
relatively; comparatively
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
general; popular; common; typical
absolutely; positively; decidedly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean