(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
king; monarch; ruler; champion
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be impressed; to greatly admire
how can (one) do something
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
sanity; consciousness; soberness
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
large number (of); many; majority
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to run about trying to escape
to repent; to be penitent
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
colouring; coloring; colorant
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
opposite side; other side; other party
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
human; human-like; as a person
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
abstention; nonparticipation
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle