decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
specialization; specialisation
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
tendency; trend; inclination
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
on one hand; on the other hand
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
now that; since; so long as; because
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
handful; small amount; small number
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
in the future; another day; later
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part