passage; path; route; one's way
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to collect; to assemble; to gather
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(made of) stone; stone-built
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
existence; being; presence
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
everywhere; all over; throughout
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of