exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
separate; scattered; apart
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
and yet; though; when; in spite of
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
beyond that point; after that
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
branch office; branch store
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
foreign; abroad; overseas
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
someone (something) not to be trifled with