thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
I see; that's right; indeed
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
... years old; age (of) ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
welcome; (warm) reception
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost