protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
rising; ascending; climbing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
doing whatever one pleases
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
at least; at most; (even) just
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
speculation; thinking; meditation
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below