winning streak; good time to make a profit
war; battle; match; game; competition
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
man; male; masculine gender
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
cooperation; collaboration
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
not limited to; not just ...
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
time; season; period; phase; stage