to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
episode; anecdote; vignette
reading aloud; recitation
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
depiction; description; portrayal
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to rock; to shake; to swing
old age; old person; the old; the aged
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
custom; habit; customary practice
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
elder daughter; older daughter
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
carving; engraving; sculpture
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
vice; immorality; corruption
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)