life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
tendency; trend; inclination
go that far; to that extent
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to get scarce; to run short
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
rather; better; instead; if anything
future; possible; potential; prospective
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
eternal; unlimited; endless
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
when it becomes; when it comes to
tradition; legend; folklore
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
very likely; very probable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on