descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
last century; ancient times
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
feng (male Chinese firebird)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to be surprised; to be astonished
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to rank next to; to come after
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover