may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
it seems so; that's what it looks like
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
high ground; plateau; heights
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
popular name; common name; given name
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
Europe and America; the West
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
(United States of) America; USA
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to play a leading role; to play a central part
mountain range; mountain belt
The Andes; Andes Mountains
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin