衰退

すいたい

decline, degeneration, decay, waning, ebbing

衰退期

すいたいき

phase of decline, ebb, twilight

一途

いちず いっと

way, course, the only way

中途退学

ちゅうとたいがく

leaving school during a term

一途に

いちずに いっとに

wholeheartedly, earnestly

一進一退

いっしんいったい

now advancing and now retreating, ebb and flow, seesawing, taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

中途退学者

ちゅーとたいがくしゃ

student dropout

純真一途

じゅんしんいちず

pure and innocent through and through

正直一途

しょうじきいちず

(of) straightforward honesty, steadfastly honest

仕事一途

しごといちず

singlemindedly devoted to work

忠義一途

ちゅうぎいちず

staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)

二進一退

にしんいったい

two steps forward, one step back

一歩退く

いっぽひく いちほしりぞく

to take a step backward, to retreat a step

途

と

way

一途をたどる

いっとをたどる

to continue (going along some trend)

衰耗

すいもう

weaken and decline

衰態

すいたい

weakened condition, state of decline

必衰

ひっすい

bound to decline, decay, or collapse

衰替

すいたい

weakening, declining