place to die; place of death
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
district; section; sector
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
Hokkaido sika (deer) (Cervus nippon yesoensis); Yezo sika
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
hardy kiwi (Actinidia arguta); kiwi berry; tara vine; bower vine
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
usage; way to use; utilization
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
polish; grinding; sharpening
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to handle (a thing) roughly
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
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered