pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
member of the Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
forced to use; forced into a position
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
our country; our land; one's own country
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
Asian countries; Asian nations
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
supervised; under surveillance
total abolition; full phase-out; total repeal
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
society; public; community; social studies
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall