to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
decrease; reduction; decline
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
generation; the world; the age
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
science and technology; scientific technique
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
main cause; primary factor
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
government; administration
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to take command; to give direction
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
impossible; unlikely; improbable
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
roller coaster; big dipper
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
patriarch; head of a family
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
one's family (home) background (environment)