to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
distant place; faraway location; far away
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
family; relatives; dependents; household
the other day; lately; recently
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
in the end; on top of that
one's impressions after reading a book
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
3rd day of the month; three days