this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
in the city; within the city
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
public facilities; utilities
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
little by little; bit by bit
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
cyclamen (esp. species Cyclamen persicum)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous