(animal) collar; necklace; choker
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
cache; place to hide something
making one's best exertions
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
true seal (animal); earless seal
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
retirement (from the world); seclusion
how long; how far; how much
torii; Shinto shrine archway
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
staying behind; remaining; residual
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
laughing foolishly; cackling
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
not understanding; not knowing