Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
next; secondly; subsequently
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
choices; alternatives; options
after school (at the end of the day)
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
3000; three thousand; many
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
roadway; road; carriageway
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
four (long cylindrical things)
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties