decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
again; once more; a second time
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
vitality; energy; dynamism
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
maintenance; preservation; improvement
function; facility; faculty; feature
social; societal; societary
complexity; complex; complicated
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
guess; speculation; supposition
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to get along well with; to make a go of it
such; like that; that sort of; very