near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
standing firm; holding out
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
preservation; retainment; keeping
having slow reflexes; bad at sports; unathletic person
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
high (atmospheric) pressure; high-pressure system; anticyclone
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
influencing people by one's virtue