remote ancestor; forefather
private affairs; personal matter
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
main cause; primary factor
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
bolt from the blue; great surprise
it is not everything to ...
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
Japan and South Korea; Japanese-Korean
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
longing for others; wanting company
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
same village; same town; same province
fighting in numerous battles
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
as far as the eye can see
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break