an island prefecture on the northern part of Japan; its capital city is 札幌 (Sapporo)

not ... at all

even if ...,...cannot

very, exceedingly, awfully / (before a negative form) not at all, at all, by no means

winter

winter (season)

winter

winter

Used to form the desiderative of verbs: want (to do); hope (to do) / (only with verb ある, である and honorifics) Expressing a wish of the speaker: I hope that; I wish that

大会: convention / 大海: large sea, ocean / 退会: withdrawal, especially from a group of some kind