order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
a long time ago; in those days
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ancestor; forefather; foremother
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to freeze; to refrigerate
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)