downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
decline; fall; decay; withering
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
to rank with; to rank among
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
one (thing); one piece; one item
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
to escape from; to get out
Republic of Korea; South Korea; Han (ancient Chinese state)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
appearance; expression; manifestation
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
at that time; in those days
low-quality goods; inferior goods
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
price; cost; value; worth; value
one thing; one article; ulterior motive; secret intention; penis; money
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)