murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
rule; reign; government; governing
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
(historical) value of a document (or other material)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
port city; harbour city; harbor city
mountain stream; mountain torrent
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
being under the rule of; being under the government of
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
rapid transit (in Taiwan)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
Chōan; Chang'an (ancient capital of China)
street; quarter; district; area