to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
armed forces; military; troops
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
death rate; mortality rate
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
private funds; own funds; private property
mass communication; mass media
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
image; figure; figure; form; image
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
horse native to Hokkaido; person born and raised in Hokkaido
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
production output; number of goods manufactured
Japan's best; number one in Japan
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
but; however; provided that
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
amount of sugar; sugar content
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)