: This term can translate to decline, downfall, or degradation.
The author (pseudonym "Haru no Ochikubo") responded in an afterword: “This is not a story about healing. It is about how oppression teaches the oppressed exactly how to become the oppressor. Whether that is tragic or triumphant depends on your side of the tea table.” maid kyouiku botsuraku kizoku rurikawa tsubaki