-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
snake; serpent; large snake
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
number one; first; best; most; game; round
company president; manager; director
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Hokkaido Prefectural Police
feeling good; feeling comfortable
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)