decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to die; to lay down life's burden
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
established practice; custom
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
of no interest; not interested
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
incident; affair; happening; event
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to unfold; to unroll; to open
off an island; away from an island; off-island
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
failure; mistake; blunder
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
radical party; extremists
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
reason; cause; circumstances
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious