decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
progress; advance; improvement; development
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
all kinds of spirits and goblins
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
ago; since; before; previous
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
antiquity; the previous era
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to stay (at); to stop (at)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
pessimism; disappointment
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to crawl out of; to creep out of
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home