story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
imperial decree; imperial edict
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
duty; obligation; responsibility
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to sentence; to assign a penalty
highest grade; superlative degree
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
demotion; relegation; downgrading
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
oppression; suppression; pressure