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; lower radical of a kanji; money
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
small number; few; minority
declining birth rate and aging population
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
satoyama; rural landscape coexisting with local agricultural communities
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
crops; agricultural produce
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
in search of; in order to look for
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
pronunciation; production of sound
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy