going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to be opposite; to face each other
to look away; to avert one's eyes
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
as; because; with; due to
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
agrarian revolt; agrarian uprising
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
disorder; disturbance; unrest
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to rule; to govern; to administer
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
one's living; one's livelihood
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
near; close; beside; third person
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
when; how soon; how long until
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses