紛

unmistakable; evident; genuine; authentic

Noun or verb acting prenominally

unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic

conflict minerals

blood diamond; conflict diamonds; war diamonds

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)

to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation); to change (the subject)

area of (armed) conflict; conflict zone; trouble spot

to imitate; to confuse

Common noun

whim; caprice; fancy

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

capricious; fickle; whimsical; impulsive; changeable; temperamental

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

Oft. as 〜に

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs

みまごう does not conjugate

to mistake (A for B); to misread

to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

imitation; fake; sham

domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon; gobbledygook

under cover of night

making one's best exertions

(in the) confusion (of the moment)

lucky shot; fluke

spite; frustration; vexation

fit of anger

to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries

international dispute