“Prosperity and decline” in Japanese
Short answer
Prosperity and decline in Japanese is “消長” (shouchou). Full meaning: prosperity and decay, prosperity and decline, rise and fall, ups and downs, ebb and flow, waxing and waning.
Other ways to say “Prosperity and decline” in Japanese
興亡盛衰
koubouseisui rise and fall, prosperity and decline, vicissitudes
冷熱
reinetsu coldness and hotness, cooling and heating; indifference and enthusiasm, prosperity and decline; cold energy (e.g. in power generation)
盛衰興亡
seisuikoubou rise and fall, ups and downs, waxing and waning, prosperity and decline, vicissitudes
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