increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
war; battle; match; game; competition
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
really; truly; indeed; good grief
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to bring; to take; to bring about
house where the family is out
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
preparation; arrangements
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
at least; at most; (even) just
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
probation office; probation facility
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others