to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
explosive; blasting powder
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
(theatrical) fighting scene
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
meaning; significance; sense
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
since then; from that time; ever since
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
pointing out; identification
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
high ground; plateau; heights
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
breath; breathing; tone; mood
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
headquarters; head office; main office
to face; to go towards; to head towards
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
Ainu plucked string instrument
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain