situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay
to blow out; to spout out
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
becoming active; increase in activity
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
developed country; advanced country
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
interior elevation; expansion plan (of a ship); net (of a polyhedron); development
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...
around the world; throughout the world
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
indispensable; essential; necessary
ancient city; former capital
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
turnout (of people); start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.); beginning; initial charge; dash