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

union; alliance

to ally

automatic movement, automatic functioning / (grammar) intransitive verb (Abbreviation of 自動詞.)

to act

exercise, work out

(grammar) intransitive verb

a person beyond the age of retirement who continues to work

two or more words derive from the same source; cognate

a road, a roadway, a carriageway / (more specifically, legal) a traffic lane: that portion of a road that is marked for use by automobiles (and not for bicycles or pedestrians)