difference; variation; difference
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
after that; afterwards; thereafter
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
reform; reformation; reorganization
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
intersection on a go board
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
clanging (of a hammer); clanking; chinking
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
being startled; getting a shock
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result