observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
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)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
curiosity; inquisitiveness
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
level ground; plain; flatland
basin (e.g. between mountains)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
segment; arthromere; metamere; somite
most part; greater part; majority
port city; harbour city; harbor city
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
serial number; consecutive number
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
opposite side; other side; other party
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
clothes; clothing; garments
distribution channel; channel of distribution