scenery; scene; landscape
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
relish; gusto; appreciation
horsehair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii); hairy crab
switch (long, slender shoot of a tree); switch (cane used for flogging)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
virtue; charm; merit; good point
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
as far as the eye can see
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
horizon (related to land)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety