decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
helping hand; help; support; aid
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
winning a (legal) case; victory (in a legal case)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to say no more; to sink into silence
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
administration of justice
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to thrust before; to thrust at
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse