Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
packing; crating; packaging
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
progress; advance; improvement; development
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to subsist; to keep on living
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)