Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to take over; to hand over
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
department; bureau; section; part
laws and regulations; legislation
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
contract; compact; agreement
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when