Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
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.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
home; household; family; hearth
item; article; clause; section; point
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
physical condition; state of health; shape
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
living; lifestyle; living room
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully