Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
in the mountains; among the mountains
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
house; dwelling; human habitation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
mountain trail; path up a mountain
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
and then; and so; and; so then
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be silent; to say nothing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
questions and answers; dialogue
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects