descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
way; course; the only way
retirement; resignation; stepping down
gross domestic product; GDP
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
not long has passed since ...
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
the matter you have been talking about
that country; (arch.) nirvana
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to come back; to return; to recur
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
confusion; mixing; merger
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to rant and rave; to raise hell
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short