influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
torn asunder; disrupted and disorganized
(United States of) America; USA; US
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
government; administration; ministry
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
area; region; district; locality
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
completion; perfection; accomplishment
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
literally; to the letter; literal
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
countries; (various) nations
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance