Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
archipelago; chain of islands
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
persistence; single-mindedness
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that