Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to cry and shout; to scream
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
influential person; man of importance
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
having ended; being resolved
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
observation; survey; watching
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
green light; (giving) permission; OK
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to stick into; to pierce; to run into