to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
ancestor; forefather; foremother
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
prohibition; inhibition; ban
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
long time; long interval; for quite some time
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association