decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
product; produce; result; fruit
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
vitality; energy; dynamism
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to brave a danger; to take a risk
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
concentration; density; cardinality
rising; ascending; climbing
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)