to lead; to command; to superintend; to supervise; to press; to demand
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
name; given name; first name
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be needed; to be wanted
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
government; administration
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
Island; insula; island; islet
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
Tatarskii Proliv (channel)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
(some) more; even more; longer; further
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy