resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)