limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to grow up; to become an adult
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
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)
to speak; to hear a voice
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
now that; since; so long as; because
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
genuine article; real thing; real deal
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
edict; public announcement
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
instant; moment; for an instant
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
incident; affair; happening; event
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol