birth;  birthplace;  born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
 dad;  daddy;  papa;  pa;  pop
 after all;  because;  but;  even;  too;  as well
 to be delighted;  to be glad;  to congratulate;  to gratefully accept
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 to wait;  to await;  to look forward to;  to depend on;  to need
 somewhere;  anywhere;  in some respects
 precisely;  exactly;  plumb;  damn;  stupid;  cursed
 ah!;  oh!;  yes;  indeed;  aah;  gah
 telephone call;  telephone (device)
 to enter;  to go into;  to break into;  to join;  to enroll;  to contain;  to hold
 How did you like ...?;  How about ...?;  What's going on?;  How's it going?
 indicates a question;  or;  whether or not;  some- (e.g. something, someone);  hmm;  huh;  very
 to think;  to consider;  to think (of doing);  to plan (to do);  to judge;  to assess;  to imagine
 sightseeing;  watching;  viewing;  sightseer;  watcher;  spectator
 not the time for;  not the place for;  far from;  anything but;  ... is out of the question;  ... isn't the word for it
 excursion;  field trip;  school trip
 leading;  guiding;  commanding
 -like;  sort of;  similar to;  resembling
 very;  extremely;  terrible;  horrid;  remarkable;  extraordinary
 carefree;  optimistic;  careless;  reckless;  heedless;  happy-go-lucky
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 to get angry;  to get mad;  to tell someone off;  to scold;  to be angular;  to be square
 brow;  glabella;  middle forehead;  area between the eyebrows
 to wrinkle;  to crinkle;  to shrivel
 anyhow;  anyway;  somehow or other;  apart from ...;  setting ... aside
 to request;  to beg;  to call;  to order;  to entrust to;  to rely on
 how;  in what way;  how about
 Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
 to hunt out;  to flush out;  to round up;  to impress;  to recruit
 conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard;  reason;  cause;  meaning;  circumstances;  situation
 something;  some;  somehow;  for some reason;  (is there) something (you want, etc.)
 to understand;  to comprehend;  to become clear;  to be known;  I know!;  I think so too!
 furious opposition;  strong opposition;  vehement protest
 organization;  organisation;  structure;  construction;  system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.);  tissue;  texture (of a rock)
 it seems;  I think;  I guess;  right?;  don't you agree?
 defence forces;  defence corps