country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
otherwise; or else; if not
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
national crisis; national disaster
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
conscious; deliberate; intentional
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
pre-existing; already there; conventional
drainage; draining; sales
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
the life of the people; the people's living
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
aspect; phase; phenomenon
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
being concerned about or mindful of
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
even if not; even without
billow; surge; large wave
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss