to wither / to fall, to decline, to degenerate / to die of debility

the traditional collation order for the Japanese language consistent with the いろは歌 (Iroha Uta) pangrammatic poem, nowadays dated, having been replaced by the 五十音順 (gojūon-jun, “fifty sounds order”)

autocracy, dictatorship (a government led by a dictator) / making decisions for a group by oneself, tyranny

知伸: a male given name / 友信: a male given name