difference; variation; difference
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
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; to continue ...; to keep on ...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
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; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern
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; (musical) note; fame
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
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, 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; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
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
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
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
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
really; truly; indeed; good grief