river; stream; River; the ... river
northern part; the north (of a region)
cold; coldness; chilliness
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
starvation; famine; hunger
small change; coins; small sum of money
preference; priority; precedence
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
cold district; northern district
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
high ground; plateau; heights
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
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
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
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
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
(United States of) America; USA
to play a leading role; to play a central part