onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
Matsumae pickles; dried squid, kombu, and herring roe pickled together
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to cease; to stop; to be over
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension