rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
passive; negative; depolarization; cathode
active; positive; progressive; anode
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
optimism; taking an optimistic view
movie; film; motion picture
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
self-purification; self-cleansing
strength; power; proficiency; ability
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
men and women of all ages
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
sharp increase; sudden rise
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
influence; clout; leverage
degenerate age; corrupt world; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
side effect; adverse reaction
powerful medicine; strong poison
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)