increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
virile; tough; masculine; intense
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be prolonged; to drag on
while; during (the time when)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
both; both sides; both parties
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
personal combat; one-to-one fight
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker