adaptation; accommodation; conformity
plants and animals; flora and fauna
suddenly; all of a sudden
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to set (sun); to become dark
that is to say; so that means
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
reason for being; raison d'être
based on; on the basis of
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to yearn for; to be in love with
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
productive; constructive; meaningful
battle of wits; contest of wits
that kind; competition; match
to capture; to seize; to plunder
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)