race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
continental state (e.g. Australia)
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
racially homogeneous; monoracial
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
friction; discord; strife
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to bear a grudge; to resent
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
import; importation; introduction; afferent
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
body and soul; mind and body
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
discovery; detection; finding
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance