either way; in any case; one way or another
disturbance; riot; mayhem
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to say (something) over one's shoulder
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
successive generations; successive emperors
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject