northern part; the north (of a region)
village; hamlet; settlement
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
other; another; over; more than; I; me
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
article; news story; report; account
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
in its entirety; whole; wholly
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
a few years ago; some years back
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
moving tale; impressive tale
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
mass communication; mass media
donation; contribution; endowment
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
divorce; dissolution of adoption
depopulation; declining population
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
how many people; a number of people
possible; likely; probable
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
arrest; apprehension; capture
cares; ill feeling; reserve
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to take over; to hand over
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting