(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
countermeasure; counter-measure
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to try all possible means
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
self-interest; selfish desire
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
messenger of god; divine messenger
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
yearned for; longed for; missed
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
certainly; surely; definitely
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
health; healthy; sound; fit
prayer (for something); supplication
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
particularly; only; in the case of
to shake; to sway; to waver
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)