horizon (related to bodies of water)
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
every year; yearly; annually
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
as before; as ever; as it was originally
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
colour; color; hue; tints
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet