degradation over time; time-related deterioration
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
fortress; stronghold; citadel
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
idea (in Platonic thought)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
related information; relevant information
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
I see; that's right; indeed
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
prompt; immediate; in real time
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
physical condition; state of health; shape
in perfect form; going swimmingly