Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
archipelago; chain of islands
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
recently; lately; these days
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
two persons; two people; pair; couple
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
elopement; running away with a lover
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides