at that time; in those days
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
southern part; the south (of a region)
northern part; the north (of a region)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
almost; roughly; approximately
form; shape; figure; visage
glacial period; glacial; glaciation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
La Pérouse Strait (between Hokkaido and Sakhalin); Sōya Strait
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
general; popular; common; typical
cold; coldness; chilliness
interglacial period; interglacial; interglaciation
as; because; with; due to
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
rising; ascending; climbing
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
sea level; (surface of) sea
interior; inside; internal