declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
few decades; many decades; several decades
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to say no more; to sink into silence
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
depression; low spirits; dejection
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
ordinary people; general public; public at large