This week's topic is: Hokkaido
Some sample vocabulary/sentences from this lesson:
northernmost/southernmost/easternmost/westernmost (adj.) the farthest north/south/east/west
entail (v.): involve/include as a necessary part
a spike (in) (n.): a sudden increase
inland (adj.): away from the sea
take in (v.): look at / listen to [something] to fully absorb or understand;
drift ice (n.): pieces of floating sea ice (larger ones are also called ice floes)
dairy farm (n.): farm where animals are raised for their milk
drumstick (n.): the lower half of a chicken leg
annex (v.): make [something] part of one’s land
discrimination (n.): unfair treatment of a person or group compared to others