pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
carnivorousness; carnivorous
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
root crops; root vegetables
running away; escaping on foot
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
very popular; highly favoured
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
restlessly; in continuous motion
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
small number; few; minority
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
undeveloped woodland near populated area; settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
crops; agricultural produce
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope