ridge (of roof);  back of a sword;  counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
 to notice;  to become aware;  to be scrupulous;  to be attentive;  to recover consciousness;  to come to oneself
 eyesight;  vision;  visual acuity
 hour;  o'clock;  (specified) time;  when ...;  during ...
 big;  large;  drastic;  full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
 to become better;  to improve
 before one knows;  before one becomes aware of;  unnoticed;  unawares
 hand;  arm;  forepaw;  foreleg;  handle;  hand;  worker
 foot;  paw;  leg;  gait;  pace;  bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji;  means of transportation
 under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.);  under (a flag, the sun, etc.);  beneath;  with (e.g. one blow);  on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...);  (somebody's) side
 sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something;  applying a seal or stamp again and again;  pasting (paper) all over;  daubing;  smearing
 to touch;  to feel;  to get involved (with);  to approach;  to be harmful to;  to hinder
 tightly (holding on);  firmly;  strongly (built);  solidly;  properly;  well
 as expected;  sure enough;  after all (is said and done);  in the end;  too;  also
 as a test;  as an experiment;  by way of experiment;  by way of trial;  tentatively
 light (i.e. not heavy);  feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily);  light (i.e. of foot);  effortless;  non-serious;  minor;  slight
 flying;  leaping;  zero;  naught;  flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo);  running out of points (zero or fewer)
 metre;  meter;  meter;  gauge
 to spring;  to jump up;  to fly up;  to skip
 mechanism;  organization;  organisation
 will;  volition;  intention;  intent;  determination
 unrelated;  irrelevant;  unconcerned;  unconnected
 operation;  functioning;  running
 until now;  so far;  up to the present
 once;  one time;  temporarily;  for a moment;  one degree;  one tone
 after all;  because;  but;  even;  too;  as well
 why?;  what for?;  how?;  by what means?
 Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
 (in the) neighbourhood;  neighborhood;  around;  about;  for instance;  say
 excessively spacious;  unduly wide;  sprawling
 waste land;  wilderness;  moor;  field;  plain
 set;  set meal;  combo-meal;  hairdo
 attached;  belonging (to);  included;  enclosed;  affiliated;  annexed
 outbreak (e.g. of war);  outburst;  sudden occurrence
 foreign country;  other country;  another province;  strange land;  alien land
 aggression;  invasion;  raid
 circumstances;  conditions;  situation;  reasons;  state of affairs
 scenery;  scene;  landscape
 variety;  kind;  type;  counter for kinds, species, etc.
 reeking of blood;  stinking of blood;  bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
 quite;  entirely;  completely;  as if;  as though;  just like
 figure of a person;  figures of people;  shadow of a person
 consent;  assent;  agreement;  understanding;  comprehension;  grasp