gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
descendant; posterity; offspring
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
black lustre; black luster
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
double doors opening from the centre
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to correct oneself; to restate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
third day of the month; three days