northern part; the north (of a region)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
standing close together; bristling (with)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
testimony; (verbal) evidence
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
government; administration
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
during a session (of the legislature)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
inland districts; inland areas
America and China; Sino-American
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
survival; survivor; relic
company; corporation; workplace