Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
pillar of fire; blazing column
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
one or two; a few; small number
direct connection; direct link
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
probability; likelihood; chances
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)