gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
richly colored; richly coloured
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
auspicious beast (in Chinese mythology, e.g. the qilin)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
level ground; horizon; field of view
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
all things in nature; the whole creation
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
to launch a surprise attack
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
moment to quit; way to quit
(air) turbulence; turbulent air