troubled times; turbulent times
country; territory; domain; realm
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
remaining; left-over; excess
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
requisition; commandeering; conscription
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to be contented; to be at ease
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
resourcefulness; adaptability
strength; power; proficiency; ability
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
commerce; trade; business
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
quick to seize an opportunity
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
absorption; suction; attraction
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
course; route; path; process; means