Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 the north;  northward;  northern direction;  northern part (e.g. of a country);  northern district
 reclamation (e.g. wasteland);  cultivation;  development;  pioneering;  opening up (e.g. new market);  breaking new ground
 indicates possessive;  nominalizes verbs and adjectives;  substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases;  (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion;  (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis;  (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result
 center;  centre;  metropolis
 as (i.e. in the role of);  for (i.e. from the viewpoint of);  apart from... (used to change the topic);  even (e.g. "not even a single person");  thinking that...;  trying to...
 planned;  scheduled;  systematic
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 town;  city;  municipal;  urban
 at that time;  in those days
 smallness;  small item;  short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days);  elementary school;  smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name);  inferior;  younger (of two people with the same name)
 extent;  degree;  limit;  bounds;  (span of) time;  (a) distance;  the state of
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
 munitions;  military stores
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 big;  large;  loud;  extensive;  spacious;  important
 development;  growth;  development (of a situation, story, etc.);  advancement;  playing around;  having an active sex life
 shopkeeper;  storekeeper;  proprietor of a shop
 near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 lodging;  inn;  house;  home;  home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
 won't;  hasn't;  isn't;  won't you
 don't;  do;  hey;  listen;  now, ...;  well, ...
 to get tired;  to tire;  to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.)  to starve
 old;  aged;  long;  since long ago;  of the distant past;  long-ago
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 counter for buildings (esp. houses);  suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
 to be;  to exist;  to have;  to be located;  to be equipped with;  to happen
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 before one knows;  before one becomes aware of;  unnoticed;  unawares
 young;  youthful;  immature;  green;  low (number);  small
 proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant);  landlady;  hostess;  mistress
 to succeed;  to relieve;  to take the place of;  to substitute for;  to be exchanged;  to change (places with)
 you said;  he said;  if ... then;  do you seriously think that;  I already told you;  you should know by now that;  the said ...
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 really;  very;  extremely;  (not) anything;  (not) at all;  (not) a bit
 amorous;  sexy;  voluptuous;  erotic