degeneration; retrogression
scenery; scene; landscape
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
decision; judgment; resolution
commencing with; including
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
petty underling; small fry
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
the opposite direction; the other way
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to fly around; to scatter
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
look!; there!; here!; that is
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy