decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
split; division; break up
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
romantic school; romanticism
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fat; tallow; lard; grease
(not) in the least; (not) at all
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
Kannin era (1017.4.23-1021.2.2)
fairness; openness; impartiality; Komeito (Japanese political party)
example; illustration; precedent
pascal (unit of pressure); PASCAL (language); Pascal (Blaise)
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption