消しょう長ちょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

rise and fall; ebb and flow; waxing and waning

Describes the cyclical or opposing dynamics of growth and decline, often in abstract or formal contexts such as history, nature, or power. Used as a noun or with する to indicate the process.

• 国こっ家かの消しょう長ちょうは、指し導どう者しゃの質しつに左さ右ゆうされる。

  The rise and fall of a nation depends on the quality of its leaders.

• この地ち域いきの人じん口こうは、産さん業ぎょうの消しょう長ちょうとともに変へん動どうしてきた。

  The population of this region has fluctuated with the waxing and waning of industry.