plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
at that time; in those days
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
country; territory; domain; realm
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
so what!; who gives a damn?
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
feigning ignorance; acting dumb