power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
grave goods; burial accessories
to have an eye on; to zero in on
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
another thing; exception; special case
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
composition; constitution; composition (of a molecule, compound, etc.); constituent ratio; relative proportion of elements
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
general idea; concept; notion
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
singularity; singular point
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to make one's own; to take possession of
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it