by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
uninhabited island; desert island
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
position; location; base; point; site
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
I see; that's right; indeed
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
at that time; in those days
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
lacking a plan; haphazard
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
because of; owing to; due to
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't