imagination; supposition; guess
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
some people; a few people; several people
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
all; entire; whole; altogether
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
had better ...; had better not ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
depiction; description; portrayal
considerably; fairly; quite
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
solitude; loneliness; isolation
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
escape chute; survival kit; lifebuoy
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
but; however; even though; even if
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were