demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
here and there; everywhere
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
than; other than; except; but
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
this and that; one thing or another
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
unseasonable; out of season
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
statistical information; statistics
frequency; rate of occurrence
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old