year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
postwar period; period after Second World War
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Winter Olympics; Winter Olympic Games
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
hey; listen; look here; I say
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
so; therefore; and; (and) then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus); Japanese spindle tree
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor