(not) so much; (not) that much
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
goodness; excellence; virtue
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
common evil; common fault
wood (for building); lumber; timber
disclosure; exposure; revelation
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
otherwise; if not; or else
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good person; virtuous person
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial