to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
end; close; conclusion; termination
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
devil; evil spirit; genie
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
leader; guide; mentor; coach
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
organization name; organisation name
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to spend time (on doing something)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
choices; alternatives; options
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary