Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
every place; various places
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
omitted character; omitted letter
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
program (e.g. TV); programme
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
door; gate; opening; title page
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
in that way; like that; that way
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake