fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
not necessarily so; is not always true
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
individual; private person; personal; private
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
completely; fully; entirely
to lean against; to set against
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to take revenge; to retaliate; to do over again; to redo; to start over
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
third day of the month; three days
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all