middle of the night; dead of night
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
how long; how far; how much
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
application problem; exercises
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
pointing out; identification
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to translate; to interpret
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be right on target; to strike it rich
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
world; society; people; the public
exposure to wind; severe criticism
(in) his way; peculiar to him
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
bare livelihood; subsistence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
renewal; update; innovation; improvement