sons and daughters; children; girl
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
considerably; greatly; a lot
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
opening a business; opening a practice
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
dozens; scores of; decades
wages; pay; rental payment
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
pressure; oppression; suppression
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
negotiations; discussions; connection
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check