urgent report; urgent message
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to choke; to have trouble breathing
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
settler; colonist; immigrant
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
from here; from this place
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
ardent; passionate; vehement
settlement (of people on land)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
God's will; Heaven's will
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
outward appearance; apparent
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded