continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
sphere; circle; range; category
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
scale; scope; plan; structure
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
rice cultivation; rice crop
to spread; to be propagated
information transfer; information transmission
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
side dish; supplementary food
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
final; eventual; ultimate
settlement; solution; resolution
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
every place; various places
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)