presumption; assumption; estimation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
it's been a long time; long time no see
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
newcomer; initiate; rookie
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)